http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57550804-93/twitter-takes-new-steps-to-be-even-more-like-instagram/

Twitter has recently added quite a few features for their users. However, a lot of them are obviously mimicking Instagram, the popular photo sharing app used on iPhones and Andriod phones. It has added the photo searching engine which made it possible for people to look up photos by hashtags. It also lets people that use smartphone to preview photos instead of making them press on the hyperlink of a tweet in order to look at the photo.

I think seeing the change of Twitter is very interesting. It was a really successful site until Instagram came along. In order for them to stay competitive, they have to improve the features and functions they offer to the users. I find it really fascinating to see how people’s preferences can change so fast as there are too many choices out there that they can choose from. Therefore, all the social networking sites have to change constantly in order to adapt to people’s preferences in order to stay competitive. It also reminds me of the cruelty of a society, either adapt and change accordingly, or wait until you’re eliminated, like what happened to myspace.