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Twitter says goodbye to the favorites and gives welcome LIKE

Twitter announced Tuesday it will eliminate "favorites" platform, a function that will be called "likes" and to be represented by a heart instead of a star.

The aim of this formal change, which follows the symbolic wake of Facebook and Instagram, is to make the most simple and intuitive interaction, especially for new users: Twitter sees the heart and the expression "like" are more universal, descriptive and understandable that the star and "favorite" word.

"We want Twitter is an easy and rewarding to-use and know that sometimes, the star could be confusing, especially for newcomers. Surely you like a lot of things, but all can not be favorites," said the in a statement.

The objectives of the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, the figure easier to use platform: to date, investors have been criticizing that the service is not very appetizing and quite confusing for new users.

There are four ways to interact with another user on the network of "microblogging": writing a tweet, "retuiteándolo", putting a direct message (private communication) or marking a tweet as a favorite, an action that is performed by pressing a button star shape.

Basic earnings show that the favorite is liked a tweet, but it is also a way to select to access it later. The functions of the new "likes", predictably, will not be very different, but Twitter defend the symbol of the heart "can transmit a wider range of emotions."

The shift to "like", which takes effect Tuesday, will also be introduced in the implementation of short videos as Vine.Periscope, also owned by Twitter, already it has the symbols of hearts.

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