Twitter is testing shopping reminders for upcoming product drops
by Mia Sato from The Verge - All Posts on (#604Q5)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is testing a new shopping feature for previewing upcoming product releases. The feature, called Product Drops, allows brands to tease items before they go on sale, and customers can sign up to be reminded prior to the release through in-app notifications.
The company shared how reminders would work in a blog post today. When brands set up product drops, shoppers can sign up for alerts by clicking a remind me" button. Product drop tweets act like other posts on Twitter and can be liked, retweeted, bookmarked, and shared. Users who opt in to get reminders will get a notification 15 minutes before the time of the release and at the set time of the drop. When it's time to purchase and users click the notification, they'll be...