{"id":5148,"date":"2016-09-09T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2016-09-09T09:50:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:50:20","slug":"twitter-dms-are-now-an-instant-messaging-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/news\/twitter-dms-are-now-an-instant-messaging-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter DMs are now an instant messaging platform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New! Direct Messages are more dynamic than ever with read receipts, typing indicators, and web link previews.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Because what we all wanted was yet another\u00a0instant messaging app to further fragment the user base.<\/p>\n
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non-sinicly<\/del> seriously though, the writing was on the wall here with Twitter’s recent moves in attempting to expand & retain their user base. Will it make a difference? I doubt it. Facebook has kind of cornered the market here with FB Messenger.<\/p>\n