What is Twitter Circle?

“Twitter Circle” is a new feature introduced by Twitter that will let you send Tweets to select people. So you will be able to share your thoughts with less number of people, and interestingly with the people of your choice. You can decide who can be in your Twitter Circle, and only those people will be able to reply to the Tweets you share in that circle.

How to Send Tweets to Close Friends

Here’s how you can send a tweet to select people using Twitter Circle:

  1. Open the Twitter app on your mobile phone or go to Twitter.com on any browser.
  2. Now tap on create tweet (+) button.

  3. Then you will see a new pop-up asking you to share a tweet with a “smaller crowd”. Tap on “Get Started” here.

  4. After that, select people to add to your circle by tapping on the “Add” button next to their name. You can add up to 150 people.

  5. Lastly, write your tweet and send it by clicking “Tweet”.

  6. That’s it, your tweet will be shared with only select people in your circle and only those who are in the circle can see and reply to your tweet.

Q. How Twitter Circle is different from Twitter Communities?

While Twitter Circle will let users share Tweets only with the people they choose.

Q. How many people can be added to a Twitter Circle?

 

Q. Who can create a Twitter Circle?

Q. What if I want to Tweet to all instead of Circle?

Q. Can I create more than one Twitter Circle?

Q. Can anyone see the people in my Twitter Circle?

Q. How is Twitter Circle different from having a protected account?

When someone has a protected account, it means only his followers can see his tweets. This is a one-time setting and is enabled for all tweets. So in order to send tweets to select people while having a protected account may require you to remove some of your followers. On the other hand, with Twitter Circle, you can choose your audience each time you send a tweet.

Q. Can my circle members leave my circle?

No, members can’t leave the circle themselves and only you can remove them. However, they have the option to mute the conversation if they want to see your tweets. Also, read | How to Create Your Own Twitter Community in 3 Simple Steps So this was all about Twitter Circle. As mentioned above, the feature is in the testing stages right now, and only a limited number of Twitter users are testing it as of now or anyone who is invited to a Twitter Circle can interact with their tweets.