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> "no one wants to 'bookmark' tweets" that rings alarm bells of contradiction in my mind; i always use the favorite to bookmark tweets - and i notice a lot of
by diminish 11y ago
> "no one wants to 'bookmark' tweets"
that rings alarm bells of contradiction in my mind; i always use the favorite to bookmark tweets - and i notice a lot of my followers do the same. of course i want to bookmark them for reading later.
- prawn 11y agoAnd that action generally notifies the author who is then not sure whether you're showing appreciation or just checking link-bait. I used to star to read later. I now open the link into a browser and get to it later on. And I use the star a lot less than I would hit the heart on Instagram - and Twitter know that's a serious problem for them.
- diminish 11y agoI agree. Indeed there are 2 separate needs; bookmarking as a read later for tweets containing links (for more advanced users ) and liking for applauding for the crowd.. "for the crowd" will always win for "quarterly" reasons.. Now