Twitter may scrap @ and # symbols in radical shake-upMarch 22, 2014 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter may scrap its distinctive @ and # symbols from view in a radical shake-up, Digital Spy said. The microblogging site's head of news has claimed that the "arcane" symbols' functions would remain in the background but their visibility could be hidden. "We are working on moving the scaffolding of Twitter into the background," Vivian Schiller said at a media conference in Denver this week. "By bringing the content of Twitter forward and pushing the scaffolding of the language of Twitter to the background, we can increase high-quality interactions and make it more likely that new or casual users will find this service as indispensable as our existing core users do." She added: "We took initial steps in that direction with the introduction of media forward timelines and in-line social actions in October, and we're already starting to see early signs that those initiatives are working well." Users testing Twitter's Android beta app have already reported that the @-reply and hashtag symbols have disappeared from view. Facebook operates a similar system, where users are able to type @ to add a friend's name but the symbol is hidden from view once submitted. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |