As you may have noticed this week, Twitter has started experimenting with a new feature that allows users to poll their followers.
But if you haven't seen the feature enabled on your account, it's probably because you're not one of the select Twitter employees or verified accounts deemed important enough to try it out.
The polls are a native feature -- meaning the polls are embedded directly into the tweets, rather than use Twitter Cards, which lets you attach rich photos, media and videos. It's available on the mobile and desktop versions of Twitter, but it won't be available on third-party apps like Tweetdeck.
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The poll option appears next to the media and location buttons under the text box you use to write a tweet. You're limited to two answer options, and there's a 24-hour time limit before voting closes.
It's unclear whether the feature will be available to the rest of the Twitterverse. But that hasn't stopped some wags from making their own polls anyway.
How annoying will Twitter polls be when everyone gets them? [o] Very [o] Very very— Mat (@mat) September 24, 2015
Are @anthonynoto's Twitter polls cool? [ ] yes he'll definitely be CEO now [ ] nah that's lame [ ] wait Matt this is not a real Twitter poll— Matt Levine (@matt_levine) September 25, 2015
Being told that if you have polls enabled on your account, it’s because your Twitter is “bad” and “needs all the help it can get”— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) September 24, 2015