Tweet Rolls out New Design for Threaded Conversations By Techtonic group Twitter has today announced that it is rolling out a new design for threaded conversations on the platform based on testing it performed in the "twttr" app. According to Twitter, the new design makes it easier for users to understand who they are replying to, and the overall flow of the conversation. The company has been testing the new design in its prototype app called "twttr" for over a year. It also tried out a couple of other design iterations for threaded conversations in the prototype app, including one where replies were displayed inside what looked like chat bubbles. Needless to say, I'm glad that particular design wasn't the final one. The design that's currently rolling out on the platform uses branching lines that connect parts of the conversation to each other, thereby giving visual cues to follow a conversation's natural flow while also staying incons...