It has been an emotional day in the world of Twitter. A new update means that Twitter have replaced the well-known and iconic favourite symbol, the star, with a heart to symbolise “a like”:
https://twitter.com/twitter/status/661558661131558915
There was a mixed response on the platform.
Brands such as Lidl jumped on the opportunity to promote their Christmas campaigns (we still think it’s too early…)
The #hearts not to your liking? Fear not, our #SchoolOfChristmas will be handing out gold #stars to the best pupils over the next 8 weeks!
— @LidlGB (@LidlGB) November 3, 2015
Team Sky however just wanted to feel the love!
Do you ❤️ @TeamSky? Let us know with brand new #hearts on Twitter. Show this post some love! pic.twitter.com/KVHtS5zItO
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) November 3, 2015
Some were simply just in shock:
WHEN YOU SEE THAT TWITTER NOW HAS 'HEARTS' INSTEAD OF 'LIKES' pic.twitter.com/GsW87Qcil8
— Football FanCast (@FootballFanCast) November 3, 2015
For many, the change was not appreciated:
My timeline's reaction to the introduction of hearts on twitter pic.twitter.com/7bKC8zFShk
— The Poke (@ThePoke) November 3, 2015
But look at how much detail Twitter has gone in to create a bit of love on the platform:
Here's the new heart animation, frame by frame pic.twitter.com/CigVBVguUw
— Christopher Ingraham🦗 (@_cingraham) November 3, 2015
We want to know what you think of the hearts v stars:
There's only one question we can ask today! #hearts #stars
— Snack Media (@snackmedia) November 3, 2015
