Twitteratis can’t stop raving about Twitter hearts instead of stars and their reactions are simply priceless!

It’s not until I came across the entire hoopla on Twitter around some heart icon that I realized why Twitteratis were feeling heartbroken early Wednesday morning. Oh My God.. They woke up to see Twitter hearts instead of stars!

The outburst to me seemed like they got of their beds to see lions waiting to pounce on them, but anyway. This is serious!

Clearly, the star-shaped "favourite" icon replaced with a heart-shaped "like" alternative, a decision Twitter took a day before, doesn’t seem to be going down very well with users even as the company calls it an effort to make its website more engaging. Did I hear that correctly? To make it engaging or to make it more Facebook-like and Instagram-ish?

Twitter’s Nov 3 post on its blog titled ‘Hearts on Twitter’ explaining the new move seemed quite convincing to me for once: “We know that at times the star could be confusing, especially to newcomers. You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite.”

It further went on to explain how heart is a more universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. “The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of emotions and easily connect with people.” This kind of made sense too until I read the next line: “And in our tests, we found that people loved it.”

People loved it? Really? Going by the reactions, your users never needed Twitter hearts for Twitter stars, they were and are dying for a Twitter edit button.. Check.. Check.. reality check! Who are these people you surveyed, may I ask you dear Twitter? If you might want to open your eyes, Twitteratis are raving on getting Twitter hearts instead of stars and a few of their reactions are simply priceless!