Back to school: Twitter to start 'grading' your tweets

You won’t be able to see the next big change on Twitter, but it might affect whose tweets you see. It was announced today that Twitter was tweaking its metadata to include an algorithm that “grades” tweets with values of “high,” “medium,” “low” or “none.” Hence, it will now be possible to rank tweets according to their importance as determined by Twitter’s algorithm.

The Next Web speculates that the new formula most likely will be “a combination of shares, views, engagement numbers and so forth.” As we say on Twitter, “Bqhatevwr.”

https://twitter.com/jaycoste/status/302247048625926144

How long before Twitter adds a 'WTF?' to their proposed grading scale? @dheuman

— Big Daddy (@BigDaddySaid) February 15, 2013

HuahahahNgok.. <– low value “@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading your tweets http://t.co/UaD6S6nS”

— ?líjanov (@Olijanov) February 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/mamabaquita/status/302222903364177922

“@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading tweets http://t.co/grWJouu8 // hope I don't get an Incompl

— Corey Mann (@mynameiscorey) February 15, 2013

Twitter to start grading tweets http://t.co/Wgwbuzxv I'm doomed, but at least knobs who tweet "Good Nite :)" will finally get theirs.

— ALEX MARTIN (@malexmartin) February 15, 2013

Bad idea! It sounds like something Facebook would do."@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading your tweets http://t.co/EH4ZrF8r"

— Grace Jordan (@GraceEJordan) February 15, 2013

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No pressure. Beginning next Wednesday "@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading your tweets http://t.co/I2sWERL5"

— jean martirez (@JeanMartirez) February 15, 2013

For grammar? “@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading your tweets http://t.co/64l7GjKb”

— bobby ? ?️‍? (@GoBobbo) February 15, 2013

“@HuffingtonPost: Twitter is going to start grading your tweets http://t.co/bq2mzK2R”. Thfluupppph

— Kathy Heslinga (@khesvail) February 15, 2013

Well then, Twitter, let the games begin. You want high value? We’ll show you high value!