Twitter一直是一个难以解释的社交媒体服务。对于外人来说，推(Tweet)文的概念并没有多大意义。但是，一旦您尝试过 Twitter，它就会成为目前最具吸引力和最具活力的社交媒体服务之一。
多年来， Twitter(Twitter)本身也经常发生变化。它引入了更长的推文、线程、投票、GIF(GIFs)、视频等。该服务的最新变化是增加了一个所谓的“舰队”。
什么是Twitter 队列(Twitter Fleet)？答案有点复杂，但我们会尽可能简单。
究竟什么是 Twitter 舰队？
A Fleet是Tweet的另一种类型。它不会进入其他用户的常规时间线。相反，它必须从移动应用程序自己的特殊部分查看。顾名思义，舰队(Fleets)最重要的方面是它们转瞬即逝。您的舰队(Fleets)将在 24 小时后消失。
Fleet无法转发，也没有公开反馈给他们。如果有人对Fleet做出反应，它将显示为直接消息。假设那个人可以给你发私信。
舰队为什么存在？
Twitter 在其博客中发布的官方 Fleet 帖子(official Fleet post)解释说，Fleet 旨在解决一些人对推文感到不适的问题。这些用户认为推文过于公开，发送某些推文可能会感到不舒服。
显然，Twitter希望人们留在网站上，而不是转而使用Snapchat或WhatsApp与更小、更私人的追随者圈子分享更私密的内容。从我们的角度来看，Fleets 本质上提供了一个平行的社交媒体平台，提供了一些竞争服务的感觉和功能。现在，它们似乎并没有与Twitter本身相交。
你能驾驭什么？
虽然您不能在Fleet中使用主题标签或 @ 任何人，但您可以共享文本、视频、GIF(GIFs)和照片。在这种情况下，文本可能意味着两种不同的东西。在图像（不是视频）上，您可以在舰队的任何地方放置文字，选择不同的颜色和格式。您可以添加的另一种文本类型是“替代”文本。这是一个不叠加在Fleet上的文本标题，但用户可以将其作为单独的一段文本阅读。
如何派遣舰队
在撰写本文时，Fleet功能仅适用于 iOS 和Android手机应用程序。它在桌面浏览器或 iPad 应用程序上不可用。发送舰队(Fleet)很容易。这是过程：
- 首先，转到您的家庭供稿(home feed)。
- 如有必要，滚动到顶部。
- 您将看到一个带有圆形个人资料图片的条形图，代表舰队。
- 选择标有Add的相机图标。
- 现在选择文本、图库、捕获或视频(Text, Gallery, Capture or Video)作为您的内容类型。
- 创建或添加内容。
- 准备好后，选择Fleet。
您还可以在舰队中分享推文！(Tweet)试着(Try)快速说十次“在舰队中发推文”。(Tweet)当我们尝试时，我们惨遭失败。
要在队列中共享推文(Tweet)，(Fleet)请选择共享按钮(share button)，然后选择在队列中共享(Share in a Fleet)选项。在点击Fleet(Fleet)按钮之前，您仍然可以在此处添加一些文本以包含您自己的意见或评论。
顺便说一句，您无需等待 24 小时用完即可摆脱Fleet。只需在(Just)舰队(Fleets)栏中点击您自己的个人资料图片。然后使用右上角的下拉菜单选择Delete Fleet。
与其他舰队互动
要查看其他人发送的车队，您需要访问两个位置。您可以在其中创建自己的 Fleet 的 Fleets 栏还将(Fleets)显示您(Fleets)关注的其他用户的个人资料图片及其最近的Fleet(Fleets)。
选择(Select)他们的任何图片以查看他们的Fleet s。如果您有权向他们发送消息，您将能够留下有关舰队(Fleet)的消息，他们将看到该消息为直接消息。您也可以简单地用表情符号回应。
您还可以通过转到他们的个人资料页面并点击他们的个人资料图片来查看某人的舰队。如果有舰队，图片将有蓝色边框。
Fleet是与某人开始个人一对一对话的好方法，因此如果您不想开始更深入的聊天，请三思而后行回复Fleet。
舰队内容的最佳类型
对于像舰队这样的新型内容，很难决定如何处理它们。那么，你应该用什么舰队？
首先，不要对使用 Fleets 感到压力。如果您使用Twitter(Twitter)的主要原因是与人们互动并公开分享内容，那么Twitter Fleets并不适合您。
想想谁会看到舰队(Fleet)。它可能是在您的个人资料页面上手动检查您的舰队的人，也可能是在(Fleets)舰队(Fleets)栏中看到它的追随者。这些用户将对更多个人推文感兴趣。
午餐吃点(Eat)凉快的？作为Fleet更好。抓到(Caught)你的猫做一个奇怪的脸？作为舰队(Fleet)也不错。当然，许多舰队(Fleet)先驱会迅速找出最适合舰队(Fleet)的方法。因此，最好的策略是检查其他人的Fleet以了解正确的氛围。
如上所述，Twitter 舰队(Fleets)很可能会开始与人进行个人对话。因此，这是发布专门提出问题或旨在引起回应的内容的好地方。
最后，利用顺序队列(Fleets)来讲述故事。多个舰队(Fleets)本质上变成了幻灯片，打开了许多创造性的选择。
什么不能在 Twitter 上使用
虽然Fleet可能会在一天后删除自己，但这不是将有问题的内容或不恰当的意见与他们一起发布到世界的借口。Fleet可能不会出现在未来对您的社交媒体历史的审核中，但有人很容易截取屏幕截图并将其发布到常规Twitter 上(Twitter)。简而言之，舰队(Fleet)并不是在网上成为一个可怕的人而没有后果的许可证。你被警告了！
舰队或不舰队
很容易被新社交媒体功能的兴奋所吸引。每个人都想尝试它，早期的日子会有点尴尬。最终人们会弄清楚如何以最佳方式使用 Fleets。
很有可能，他们最终受欢迎的原因并不是Twitter的人们想要的。也就是说，如果他们坚持下去。实验性社交媒体功能悄然消失比它们变得流行更常见。
无论哪种方式，现在完全忽略 Fleets 并没有什么坏处。由于它们的设计方式，它们对社交媒体的影响力没有多大用处。因此，任何在Twitter上增加受众的人都会发现他们的吸引力有限。另一方面，如果您是Twitter潜伏者，Fleets 可能正是您一直在等待以半私密方式分享您的想法的东西。(Twitter)让我们知道它是如何为您服务的。
What Is a Twitter Fleet and Why Would You Use It?
Twitter has always been a hard social media service to explain. To outsiders, the concept of a Tweet doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. However, once you’ve tried Twitter it can be one of the most engaging and dynamic social media services out there.
Twitter itself has also changed often over the years. It’s introduced longer Tweets, threads, polls, GIFs, videos and more. The latest change to the service is the addition of a so-called “Fleet”.
What is a Twitter Fleet? The answer is a little complicated, but we’re going to make it as simple as possible.
What Is a Twitter Fleet Exactly?
A Fleet is an alternative type of Tweet. It doesn’t go into the regular timeline of other users. Instead, it must be viewed from its own special section of the mobile app. The most important aspect of Fleets is, as the name suggests, that they are fleeting. Your Fleets will disappear after 24 hours.
Fleets can’t be retweeted and there’s no public feedback to them. If someone does react to a Fleet, it will show up as a direct message. Assuming that person can DM you.
Why Do Fleets Exist?
Twitter’s official Fleet post from their blog explains that Fleets are designed to address the perceived discomfort some people have with tweeting. These users feel that tweets are too public and can feel uncomfortable sending certain Tweets.
Clearly, Twitter wants people to stay on the site and not change over to Snapchat or WhatsApp to share more intimate content with a small, more personal circle of followers. From our point of view Fleets essentially offer a parallel social media platform that offers some of the feel and function of competing services. Right now, they don’t seem to intersect with Twitter proper.
What Can You Fleet?
While you can’t use hashtags or @ anyone in a Fleet, you can share text, videos, GIFs and photos. Text in this case can mean two different things. On an image (not video) you can place words anywhere on the fleet, choosing different colors and formatting. The other type of text you can add is “alt” text. That’s a text caption that isn’t superimposed on the Fleet, but that users can read as a separate piece of text.
How to Send a Fleet
At the time of writing, the Fleet function is only available on the iOS and Android mobile phone apps. It’s not available on desktop browsers or on the iPad app. Sending a Fleet is easy. Here’s the process:
- First, go to your home feed.
- Scroll to the top if necessary.
- You’ll see a bar with a circular profile picture, representing Fleets.
- Select the camera icon that’s labeled Add.
- Now select between Text, Gallery, Capture or Video as your type of content.
- Create or add content.
- Once you’re ready, select Fleet.
You can also share a Tweet in a Fleet! Try saying “Tweet in a Fleet” ten times quickly. We failed miserably when we tried.
To share a Tweet in a Fleet, select the share button and then choose the Share in a Fleet option. Here you still have the option to add some text to include your own opinion or comment, before hitting the Fleet button.
Incidentally, you don’t need to wait for the 24-hour period to run out to get rid of a Fleet. Just tap on your own profile picture in the Fleets bar. Then use the dropdown at the top right to select Delete Fleet.
Interacting With Other Fleets
To see the fleets that other people have sent, there are two locations you’ll want to visit. The Fleets bar, where you create your own Fleets, will also display the profile pictures of other users who you follow and their recent Fleets.
Select any of their pictures to see their Fleets. If you have permissions to DM them, you’ll be able to leave a message about the Fleet that they’ll see as a Direct Message. You can also simply respond with an emoji.
You can also see someone’s Fleets by going to their profile page and tapping on their profile picture. If there are fleets, the picture will have a blue border.
Fleets are a great way to start a personal one-on-one conversation with someone, so if you don’t want to start a deeper chat, think twice about responding to a Fleet.
The Best Types of Fleet Content
With new types of content like Fleets, it can be hard to decide what to do with them. So, what should you Fleet?
First, don’t feel pressured to use Fleets. If your main reason for being on Twitter is to engage with people and share things publicly, Twitter Fleets aren’t really for you.
Think about who’ll see the Fleet. It could either be someone who checks your Fleets manually on your profile page or a follower who sees it in the Fleets bar. Those users will be interested in more personal Tweets.
Eat something cool for lunch? That’s better as a Fleet. Caught your cat making a weird face? That’s good as a Fleet as well. Of course, plenty of Fleet pioneers are going to figure out what works best as a Fleet rapidly. So the best strategy is to examine the Fleets of other people to get a feel for the correct vibe.
As mentioned above, Twitter Fleets are likely to start personal conversations with people. So it’s a good place to post things that specifically ask questions or are designed to elicit a response.
Finally, take advantage of sequential Fleets to tell a story. Multiple Fleets essentially turn into a slideshow, opening up many creative options.
What NOT to Fleet on Twitter
While Fleets may delete themselves after a day, that’s no excuse to put questionable content or inappropriate opinions out into the world with them. Fleets may not show up in a future audit of your social media history, but it’s easy for someone to take a screenshot and post it to regular Twitter. In short, a Fleet is not a license to be a horrible person online without consequences. You’ve been warned!
To Fleet or Not to Fleet
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a new social media feature. Everyone wants to try it and the early days are going to be a little awkward. Eventually people will figure out how to use Fleets in the best way.
Chances are that what they end up being popular for won’t be something that the people at Twitter intended. That is, if they stick around at all. It’s more common for experimental social media features to quietly disappear than for them to become popular.
Either way, there’s no downside to ignoring Fleets completely for now. Thanks to the way they are designed, they aren’t much use for social media clout. So anyone who’s on Twitter to grow an audience will find their appeal limited. If you’re a Twitter lurker on the other hand, Fleets might be just what you’ve been waiting for to share your thoughts in a semi-private way. Let us know how it works out for you.
