Twitter has launched the Location Spotlight feature, which allows business owners to add location and working hours to their profiles. It turned out that the feature also shares location data with Google.
Twitter, which has recently launched its feature called ‘Product Drops’, which will make it easier for its users to shop, comes up with a new feature almost every week. The innovation of the US social media platform this week will be especially useful for small and medium-sized businesses. Thanks to Twitter’s new feature, businesses will be able to add the location of their stores directly to their profiles.
Opening – closing hours can also be added
The feature, which is currently only available in the USA, Canada and Australia, allows businesses to directly display the location of their stores or offices on their Twitter profiles. allows them to be added. Thanks to this location feature, users will be able to see the location of the store with one click from applications such as Google Maps and Apple Maps.
Another innovation added is that businesses can add their opening and closing hours to their profiles. Users who visit the profiles after the addition process will also be able to see whether the business is open or closed. Likewise, business owners will be able to mark their stores closed at any time during working hours.
Jane Machun Wong, also an app researcher, discovered that the location insertion feature shares location data with Google. Twitter officials stated that they will make a statement on the subject in the coming days.