Twitter Turns 8; May Drop Hashtags and @replies 96
Twitter has only just turned eight years old, but in that time it's become so pervasive that some of its conventions have spread beyond Twitter itself, and its character limit seems almost like a natural law. Now, Buzzfeed reports that some Twitter-isms may be about to change: based on screenshots of interfaces in alpha testing, it seems that hashtags and "at" replies may be on the chopping block, or (based on some updates made to the story) at least made less visible for some readers.
Natural law? (Score:5, Interesting)
Up the character limit to 160 to harmonize with SMS.
Profit? (Score:4, Interesting)
1. Build Twitter with features people love.
2. Remove said features infuriating the masses.
3. Re-introduce said features as a premium feature.
4. Profit?
Nothing else seems to be working for them...
Re:Twitter killing off... itself (Score:2, Interesting)
You know, I used to think that. Facebook is a lot worse than Twitter when it comes to the 'tard community. Plus, you've got people with their hand out, asking to be your "friend" and I really don't like that.
Plus, Facebook is so intrusive. Twitter is more useful because you can be anonymous and just be a listener, if you prefer.
I'm not a big fan of the "social" aspect of social media. Now that there seems to be an all-out attack on RSS by publishers, Twitter is a very good way to follow news.
I'm a twitter Luddite. (Score:4, Interesting)
I still don't get twitter.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/... [zerohedge.com]
Now get off my lawn.