Twitter, one of the most active social media applications, has updated its retweet feature. The new update allows you to add a photo, video or GIF to a retweeted tweet. The update will be activated today for iOS and Android devices and the website.
So how do you add a visual to the message you retweet? Here's how; After quoting the tweet you want to retweet by clicking the “Retweet with comment” option, you can add the desired media by selecting the image or GIF icon in the toolbar.
Despite being seen as a simple innovation, the update is noteworthy for its potential to significantly impact the amount of media shared on Twitter. Retweeting a tweet with a comment is a common user behavior. Therefore, supporting a retweet with media is expected to lead to a significant increase in the amount of non-text content seen in the Twitter timeline.
The update also indicates that Twitter is at a different point than its goal of offering a kind of public SMS-type platform. Twitter's media support also supports features such as audio broadcasting, live broadcasting and live video sharing from partners. As you may recall, Twitter had previously increased the number of characters from 140 to 280 in 2017. Now, with the twttr application, it has become easier to follow new prototypes on the platform.
With all these changes, it seems that Twitter is moving away from being just a “text platform.” This is expected to increase the time users spend on Twitter, which will also increase advertising revenue.
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01-01-1970 02:00:00