Facebook is testing a new Twitter-like feature to boost conversations

Snapchat is not the only company Facebook copies draws inspiration from in developing new features as the social media giant might soon be adding a new functionality that will make it look a little more like Twitter.

Facebook is currently testing an experimental feature called ‘What friends are talking about’ that aims to get you and your friends engaging in conversations more often.

The feature essentially collects a few recent posts from your friends and places them in a dedicated section at the top of your news feed, where you can easily see how many comments each entry has received.

Facebook’s new addition immediately reminds me of Twitter’s own timeline where tweets from the people you engage with the most are featured prominently.

As is often the case with such trials, the feature is likely available only to a very limited number of users – so don’t be surprized if it doesn’t show up in your news feed…

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