Nick Bilton, reporting for The New York Times:
In the coming months, Twitter plans to update its mobile applications to introduce filters for photos that will allow people to share altered images on Twitter and bypass Instagram, the popular mobilecentric photo-sharing network, according to people who work at the company but asked not to be named as they are not allowed to discuss unannounced projects.
Sigh. I am sure such a feature would be popular. It is also continues the sad progression of the service. Those leading Twitter seemingly don’t appreciate what originally made Twitter so popular (or they simply don’t care). The company is quickly becoming another empty advertisement-driven venture, trying to do whatever it takes to add eyeballs to the service. I wished Twitter realized that we don’t need another Facebook or Instagram - simply being Twitter is good enough.