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I haven't noticed a difference, but I think it was a change they needed to make. Most tweets feel like they go nowhere and get nothing. For the average user, th

by prawn 11y ago

I haven't noticed a difference, but I think it was a change they needed to make. Most tweets feel like they go nowhere and get nothing. For the average user, that can really impact the experience compared to an app like Instagram where they're bound to get a handful of encouraging responses. But if Twitter have any sense, they'll do a lot more to encourage the feeling that a tweet has accomplished something, been seen by people, achieved something in the world.

goostavos 11y ago
I certainly noticed a difference in the frequency in which I 'like' things now. I find the animation really satisfying : ) It's like a little firework when you click the button.
- Pxtl 11y ago
  I'm actually disappointed the other twitter verbs don't have a slick anim like that now.
alttab 11y ago
This. This. This. Instagram is killing twitter when it comes to short-form public social profiles. Depending on the hash tags, you will get likes instantly for your photos. The narcissism and instant gratification can be very addicting. With twitter, you either need a re-tweet, or a "favorite," which clearly doesn't work well because no one wants to "bookmark" tweets. To me this looks like an attempt to grab some of the "slacktivism" clicking that Instagram and Facebook provide by copying the metaphor with the lower barrier to entry. To the newest kids on the block (in the literal sense), Twitter could position itself as "Instagram for Text." If that makes any sense, and it catches traction, you could see instagram responding by allowing posts without pictures, etc. The closer these networks get to each other with form and function, the fiercer the fight could be. Which in Twitter's case is a good thing because they've been losing.
- prawn 11y ago
  At one point, they added the ability to see "Tweet Activity" but that could well have worked against them. Prior to tweet activity being visible, I assumed the majority of my followers saw each tweet. But even a tweet with miletone news and a few favourites shows that the tweet was seen by about a sixth of my followers - that's dismal. All that does for me is increase the feeling that tweeting is near-worthless. They need to make the time and social cost of interacting with a tweet as low as possible. Even something that's "less" than a heart. Always thought Instagram could do this by allowing liking where the identity of your like wasn't visible to anyone.
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  - alexforster 11y ago
    Interesting Twitter cheat related to this- if you go to ads.twitter.com and sign up with a credit card, you'll get a lot of new metrics exposed to you without ever actully having to spend any money. I have an abysmal "engagement" rate, but I know at least 50 people see every tweet I make. http://imgur.com/0vlXbmW.png http://imgur.com/0vlXbmW.png
    - whatever_dude 11y ago
      Not sure this is what's needed. I see all of that (and more) on analytics.twitter.com when I click to view a tweet's activity, and I never signed up with a CC anywhere.
    - prawn 11y ago
      That exact screen is available to anyone. Unfortunately, I think they've tailored it for larger users and it does little to sway newcomers or even regulars with modest audiences.
- conradk 11y ago
  "no one wants to 'bookmark' tweets" What evidence supports this claim ? I disagree on a personal level. I used "favorites" almost exclusively to bookmark tweets and I have "unliked" all of my previous favorites because the meaning has drastically changed.

by prawn 11y ago

goostavos 11y ago

I certainly noticed a difference in the frequency in which I 'like' things now. I find the animation really satisfying : ) It's like a little firework when you click the button.

Pxtl 11y ago
I'm actually disappointed the other twitter verbs don't have a slick anim like that now.

alttab 11y ago

This. This. This. Instagram is killing twitter when it comes to short-form public social profiles. Depending on the hash tags, you will get likes instantly for your photos. The narcissism and instant gratification can be very addicting. With twitter, you either need a re-tweet, or a "favorite," which clearly doesn't work well because no one wants to "bookmark" tweets. To me this looks like an attempt to grab some of the "slacktivism" clicking that Instagram and Facebook provide by copying the metaphor with the lower barrier to entry. To the newest kids on the block (in the literal sense), Twitter could position itself as "Instagram for Text." If that makes any sense, and it catches traction, you could see instagram responding by allowing posts without pictures, etc. The closer these networks get to each other with form and function, the fiercer the fight could be. Which in Twitter's case is a good thing because they've been losing.

prawn 11y ago
At one point, they added the ability to see "Tweet Activity" but that could well have worked against them. Prior to tweet activity being visible, I assumed the majority of my followers saw each tweet. But even a tweet with miletone news and a few favourites shows that the tweet was seen by about a sixth of my followers - that's dismal. All that does for me is increase the feeling that tweeting is near-worthless. They need to make the time and social cost of interacting with a tweet as low as possible. Even something that's "less" than a heart. Always thought Instagram could do this by allowing liking where the identity of your like wasn't visible to anyone.
- deleted 11y ago
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- alexforster 11y ago
  Interesting Twitter cheat related to this- if you go to ads.twitter.com and sign up with a credit card, you'll get a lot of new metrics exposed to you without ever actully having to spend any money. I have an abysmal "engagement" rate, but I know at least 50 people see every tweet I make. http://imgur.com/0vlXbmW.png http://imgur.com/0vlXbmW.png
  - whatever_dude 11y ago
    Not sure this is what's needed. I see all of that (and more) on analytics.twitter.com when I click to view a tweet's activity, and I never signed up with a CC anywhere.
  - prawn 11y ago
    That exact screen is available to anyone. Unfortunately, I think they've tailored it for larger users and it does little to sway newcomers or even regulars with modest audiences.
conradk 11y ago
"no one wants to 'bookmark' tweets" What evidence supports this claim ? I disagree on a personal level. I used "favorites" almost exclusively to bookmark tweets and I have "unliked" all of my previous favorites because the meaning has drastically changed.