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Or it's self-aware mockery from a website that deliberately riffs on breathless and overblown British tabloid journalism.
I think Brits will have to get used to outsiders not understanding their culture as much as they did in the past.
This is an unpopular opinion, but I think Hacker News would be a worse experience with link previews. One of the best things about this site, ui-wise, is that it feels "focused". The focus is not on the links posted but on the text surrounding them, if you want to give a preview for what your link is talking about, you just explain it. It also encourages less lazy discussion, because the title and pictures don't jump…
> "Our algorithm tries to optimize time spent on X, so links don't get as much attention, because there is less time spent if people click away," the billionaire said. ... at that point he might as well say "maximize" instead of "optimize"
I don’t understand this move at all. “There is less time spent if people click away” So now people are forced to click every link if they want to see what it’s about? Can’t stay on Twitter and get the headline and lead-in? I would think these link previews let people stay on twitter but what do I know. I’ve stopped using it a long time ago. The mastodon app I use has link previews so this won’t affect me much.
If twitter really wants to "boost engagement" I'd suggest maybe not forcing people to log in or have JS enabled, but maybe that's just me. I haven't viewed anything on the platform itself since they made those changes.
If twitter really wants to "boost engagement" I'd suggest maybe not forcing people to log in or have JS enabled, but maybe that's just me. I haven't viewed anything on the platform itself since they made those changes.
If twitter really wants to "boost engagement" I'd suggest maybe not forcing people to log in or have JS enabled, but maybe that's just me. I haven't viewed anything on the platform itself since they made those changes.
"Who wouldn't want Elon Musk by their side, leading product?" - Linda Thankfully no one will possibly consider just putting the titles inside the images in 48pt font with eye-bursting colors and no way to respond to user/device-specific configuration, right?
not sure it will work, but in an age where car heated seats and printer ink cartridges are behind subscriptions, why not this?
It's the age of nickel-and-diming, so I expect more of such weird antics to continue and spread to other websites.