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Twitter replaces stars with hearts, users not happy

Wednesday, 04 November 2015, 12:16
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Twitter replaces stars with hearts, users not happy
Twitter Inc. has replaced its star-shaped “favorite” icon with a heart-shaped icon called “like”, the latest effort by the company to make its website more engaging.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Twitter Inc. has replaced its star-shaped “favorite” icon with a heart-shaped icon called “like”, the latest effort by the company to make its website more engaging.

The company, facing slowing user-growth, joins Facebook and Google’s YouTube in featuring “like” buttons, which have been popular with millions of users.

Instagram, the photo-sharing app bought by Facebook in 2012, also has a heart-shaped icon for users to “like” pictures.

James Cakmak, an analyst at brokerage Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co, said he thought Twitter was trying to make its site more consistent with experiences on other platforms.
 

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