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Because they are still used on the web as well. I still use "D {handle} {message}" to DM people.
by ahmetmsft 11y ago
Because they are still used on the web as well. I still use "D {handle} {message}" to DM people.
- Touche 11y agoSeems like a mistake waiting to happen.
- tehwebguy 11y agoYep, it has already happened! A few years back you could tweet FOLLOW USERNAME and that username would follow you
- oaktowner 11y agoAnyone remember Anthony Weiner? His infamous tweet (that ended up with him resigning from Congress) was intended to be a direct message but he started it with @, not D, so it went (briefly) to his public timeline [1]. And it seems that, when you're a congressman, posting a dick pic even briefly is enough to attract some attention. [1] http://www.nationaljournal.com/how-weiner-fell-into-the-twitter-direct-message-trap-20110606 http://www.nationaljournal.com/how-weiner-fell-into-the-twit...
- dandelany 11y agoIt's so ironic, the whole thing could have been avoided if he'd given her the D... (sorry)
- lewiseason 11y agoYou're not sorry.