Chasing new users by altering the site’s basic features is a big mistake. Twitter’s not like other social networks – it has more in common with CB radio than FacebookTwitter is struggling. Its disappointing financial results,mass layoffs and declining user experience show things aren’t well for the limited blue bird. And now this: the replacement of the beloved “fav” star with a heart.
The time has near to question whether, given the purpose of Twitter in comparison to other social networks, or it’s time for the investors and merchant bankers to find out of the way. A ubiquitous mass communications platform belongs not in Wall Street but in the commons.
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Source: theguardian.com