Recognizing the inherent potential of the dynamic social media platform Twitter, Hot Air founder Michelle Malkin launched Twitchy.com in the spring of 2012 to serve as a human-aggregated, real-time “newswire of the 21st century.”
Years later, Twitter itself seems to have caught on and has introduced Moments. “Every day, people share hundreds of millions of Tweets,” writes product manager Madhu Muthukumar. “Among them are things you can’t experience anywhere but on Twitter” — or Twitchy, of course.
In short, Moments adds a lightning bolt icon to Twitter, and clicking it “opens a list of Moments that matter now.”
New! Find the best of Twitter in an instant with Moments: https://t.co/QAKGUSVBbT pic.twitter.com/KAjfkysVKC
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 6, 2015
So Twitter Moments is Twitter's way of pushing content at me that I have zero interest in reading?
— Matt Asay (@mjasay) October 6, 2015
That depends. Did you know that Tom Hanks found a student ID and returned it to its owner?
Theory: Tom Hanks finding student ID is clever marketing ploy to help launch Twitter Moments. Timing is interesting.
— Jeffrey Wisenbaugh (@KoolJeffrey) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/sorryyitsari/status/651489085538873344
really not seeing the point of twitter moments feature. except now i know tom hanks found someone's student ID. #whocares
— d e s t r o y a l l b o t s (@p_rader) October 6, 2015
tf is this twitter moments shit. why would i care about Tom Hanks finding a student id. im here for the memes
— gary from teen mom (@garyfromteenmom) October 6, 2015
New "Twitter Moments" on the iOS app include Tom Hanks finding his student ID and McDonald's all day breakfast. Thanks, but no, @twitter.
— Lilu, P.I.(T.A.)? (@Lilulicious) October 6, 2015
So Twitter Moments – which is supposed to bring in new users – is just a bunch of native ads? No thanks, guys. pic.twitter.com/JJCXpsQBEh
— Kevin Kelleher (@kpkelleher) October 6, 2015
Idk what even is going on with twitter moments. Put deadly floods right next to Tom Hanks and corgi cuteness. gj pic.twitter.com/ZmPqep2smn
— Hobbitrox (@Hobbitrox_) October 6, 2015
Who called it Moments and not Precious Moments? #TwitterMoments pic.twitter.com/OcQP9JNJ0z
— Chris Steller (@chris_steller) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/651514013390499840
#TwitterMoments supposed to give the best moments on twitter yet I see no mentions from or of #Blacktwitter sooooo pic.twitter.com/r4jheAWKuv
— Black Nerd Problems (@BlkNrdProblems) October 6, 2015
#TwitterMoments is so weak. Please remove.
— John C. Richards (@jcrhoosier) October 7, 2015
I don't want #TwitterMoments I want #TwitterEdits
— I write and brand and stuff. ??? (@Octavia_Simone1) October 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/ZdeLusignan/status/651546699127623680
I don't fully understand #TwitterMoments
— ChosenPaths (@chosen_paths) October 6, 2015
#TwitterMoments … 'cause #trends weren't clear enough #Twitter
— Eric Peterson (@ericpeters0n) October 6, 2015
Clicking on #TwitterMoments like pic.twitter.com/w7bNc5geT6
— @interneteh on Mastodon (@InternetEh) October 6, 2015
#TwitterMoments reeks of them trying to control the topics and tell people what to think. #media control always ruins conversations.
— ToddKron (@toddkron) October 6, 2015
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