Not a fan of Twitter’s Like button? This Chrome extension will bring the stars back to your timeline
If you are still in shock because Twitter changed over from using the Favourite button (indicated by a star) to the Like function (indicated by a heart) to acknowledge someone’s tweet, there may be help at hand to sooth your sorrow. There is now a Chrome extension available that will bring back the Favourite button.
I made a Chrome extension that brings stars back. It's all going to be okay. https://t.co/kBAh7B5OP5
— Reed Kavner (@reedkavner) November 3, 2015
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Developed by Reed Kavner, the Chrome extension is called Fav Forever, and promises to bring the stars back. All you have to do is install the extension on your Chrome browser, and the stars are back in your Twitter timeline. Of course, the Fav Forever extension will only work on your Chrome browser, it will not bring the stars back to other browsers. Fear not, don’t throw in the towel just yet, I’m sure that the developers for third-party apps will keep the Favourites button as an option for their respective apps, Microsoft Edge users will have to change over to a more functional browser.
Personally, I was never a fan of the Favourite button, for precisely the reason that Twitter changed it, because how can every tweet you like be your favourite? Sadly, I’m also not a fan of the Like button either, is it just me or is the Heart icon just too much? For me, a heart means love, and I doubt I will ever love a tweet. I’m not sure why Twitter couldn’t have just gone with a thumbs up icon? Yes, it’s like Facebook do things, but hey, Twitter has already changed to ‘Likes‘, they may as well go the whole hog. Perhaps a tick icon would have been adequate, but a heart? Really? I guess it’s back to the Favourite button for me, at least on my Chrome browser anyway.
Are you a fan of the Like button?
Source: Fav Forever (Chrome Web Store)
Via: The Verge
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