This week Twitter launched its new “monetization” feature. The “Bonuses” tool allows content producers to receive donations from followers. The change has been tested since May. Now, users from all over the world can use this means of receiving more for the content produced.
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For the Brazilian public, donations can be made through PicPay. The process is quite simple: just click on the money icon next to “follow”. Then just make the transfer of the desired amount. Just remember that you need to have an active PicPay account.
However, to receive the money, the user needs to leave the tool active in his profile. Do the following:
– Click on “Edit profile”;
– Tap on “Bonuses”; It is
– Register your PicPay account.
In some countries, followers can even make payments with bitcoin.
More details
It is worth noting that to transfer or receive money, you must be over 18 years of age. That's what Esther Crawford, Twitter manager, said in a post on the company's official blog.
“Whether it's sending a bonus to your favorite profile, sending 'a little love' to a content creator or even helping small entrepreneurs in a difficult time, Bonuses are available to contribute whatever you want to support,” he added. Crawford.
At this first moment, Bonuses are available in the Twitter app for iOS. According to the platform, the feature should be enabled for Android “in the coming weeks”.
For now, transactions can only be made by devices with iOS (Apple). However, according to Twitter, in the coming weeks the tool will be made available for Android.
Other changes
Unlike other social networks, Twitter does not seem to be a platform with many updates. However, after months of promising, the company decided to release the new design. That is, despite not being frequent, changes are often revolutionary.
Twitter's new look includes a new font for texts and high contrast modes. In addition, the platform has improved its web version. According to the company, Twitter for the Web has undergone improvements in its accessibility. All to ensure a better user experience on the network.
The Twitter colors have also changed. The company now offers more black tones and less blue. The aim is to improve the contrast and the effect it has on users' vision. In this way, it is also possible to give more prominence to other elements of the network.
The follow button, which used to be blue, is now white. Blue therefore remains on links, hashtags and quotes.
The texts will now be aligned to the left. This facilitates and speeds up the reading of the internet user. The change only does not occur in eastern languages, which have a specific form of positioning.
According to Twitter, the empty space has been reduced. The elements are closer together and the background padding has become smaller. This, however, should be noticed over time.
These are just some of the changes that Twitter has prepared. There are still more changes that should hit the public soon.