Twitter experiments with personalised news with @eventparrot
Twitter is rumoured to be seeking to personalise its breaking news tweets through the launch of its @eventparrot account, which sends followers direct messages of news relevant to them.
Described as a ‘Twitter experiment’ the account states: “This is a Twitter experiment. Follow me to receive direct messages that help you keep up with what's happening in the world.”
Though the authenticity of the account hasn’t been confirmed by Twitter directly the feed fits with previous trials conducted by the micro blog as it seeks to grow its user base.
The account has presently garnered nearly 3,000 followers.