Twitter did an interesting thing this morning with its @magicrecs recommendation service. It introduced a text-based menu system that you access via DM, which lets you tune the recommendations that you get via push notification or message.
The new system has you DM the @magicrecs account with a ‘hi' or ‘hello', and presents you with a few actions. The basic ones are these:
- tweets on/off
- users on/off
- help
These allow you to toggle the recommendations of tweets which the MagicRecs system deems noteworthy. Generally by velocity of and network relationship ti the re-tweets from people you follow. You can also toggle off the user recommendations, which tell you when a bunch of people you interact with follow an account.
You're also prompted to give feedback on the service:
- Provide feedback:
- good
- bad
Twitter's bot says that this will help them improve the MagicRecs service. Earlier this year, Twitter began experimenting with MagicRecs as a Twitter account which gave DM tips on interesting accounts or tweets. It was later folded into the product itself as a push notification that can be toggled on or off.
This new DM menu feature allows you to fine-tune the recommendations that you get in at least a couple of small ways. If a lot of people use it, I wouldn't be too surprised to see an option to turn tweets or users on or off appear inside the Twitter apps themselves.
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