Twitter experiments with user-generated polls
The feature is available only to certain accounts, but it could give brand managers an effect way to interact with consumers.
Using the feature, Twitter users can ask followers to pick between two choices, with the number of respondents showing up within the tweet. Each poll lasts 24 hours.
On Thursday, Twitter’s new CFO, Anthony Noto, tweeted the first poll:
Boxers or Briefs?
— Anthony Noto (@anthonynoto) September 24, 2015
A handful of brand accounts, such as the U.S. Department of the Interior and NFL on ESPN, have already taken advantage of the tool:
What national park should we feature tomorrow on @Interior‘s social media channels?
— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) September 24, 2015
Who wins tonight?
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