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It has done for social publishing what AOL did for email.
But things have been declining for Twitter.
The lack of growth in the number of Twitter users has been a concern among shareholders,
who have seen the value of Twitter shares decline from an all time high of $73 in December 2013 to its current range of about $24 to $25.
According to Re/code, “Twitter is desperate to find new ways to attract users to the product.”
Twitter may have found a way:
longer tweets.
In August, Twitter announced that it was ditching the 140-character limit on direct messages,
the so-called “private side” of the social media giant that lets users communicate with one another privately.
According to numerous media reports Tuesday, the sacrosanct character limit
— the distinctive emblem of concision that helped make Twitter famous —
may be on its way out, and up.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHOULD TWITTER INCREASE ITS LIMIT BEYOND 140 CHARACTERS?
AND BY HOW MUCH?
Oh,
and
A new study suggests that overuse of Twitter could cause relationship conflicts,
leading to infidelity and breakup.
The study’s author speculated that these Twitter-related fights could be responsible for cheating and breakups.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
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Long ago, Kathryn and I competed in tango competitions, and lately I have been dusting off those rusty skills.
Tonight, I was allowed to leave an hour and half early from work, and I danced with a lovely gypsy, Lydia, to this tune -- it felt good to be on the dance floor again.
No prizes won -- but sometimes the reward is found within the dance.
No prizes won -- but sometimes the reward is found within the dance.
You tango? How cool is that!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I never got into Twitter, so whatever happens regarding changes doesn't affect me. But I did read today how Lena Dunham is giving it up because of the attacks she's been receiving. Sad.
I tango -- just not as well as I once did -- practice will help with that. :-)
DeleteI do Twitter because all the experts said to do so, but it just seems to be a long string of BUY ME! demands. Sigh. It is sad that Lena is giving it up. So did Joss Whedon of Marvel fame. :-(
Hi Roland - the clip is lovely to listen to - and how wonderful to know that you danced in competitions ... happy memories. It must be the most amazing release to be able to do ... lucky you. I hope you can get to practice.
ReplyDeleteTwitter I've never got into it ... but social media is a divisive force -so helpful at times ... but when you can be anonymous, or post before you've had time to think ... and read everything that comes in - whereas in the big bad world outside we'd ignore or just not see all those bad things - yes a few might creep through. A great deal of social media is addictive ...and unnecessary ... leading to waste of time, following the crowd, trying to prove something that's totally irrelevant - i.e. you're a cut above all your mates in the social media world.
Loved the tango clip - cheers Hilary
It did feel good to flex old muscle memory again -- although the time constraints of my job as a rare blood courier allows me scant time to practice!
DeleteSocial Media seems a time drain as well -- and 140 characters allow for little expression or depth of thought. FB often seems petty or mean spirited -- much like some of the comments on Goodreads.
Glad you liked the music. :-)
Congratulations on getting back to something that I am guessing you love.
ReplyDeleteThere are enough twits without me. I don't play twitter.
I do love to dance with a good partner. :-) And you are right: there are enough twits -- with many of them running for political office!!
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