GIF of Daniel Radcliffe, Elijah Wood drives social media nuts

A lot of fans speculated that two stars from rival franchises, former Harry Potter protagonist Daniel Radcliffe and Lord of the Rings lead Elijah Wood, have similar physical features. Well, an online evidence supports this claim.

On Tuesday, an anonymous user edited a GIF of Elijah Wood morphing into Daniel Radcliffe on social media site Imgur. The GIF typically ‘won the internet’ with 7.7 million views and 5,326 points.

http://imgur.com/gallery/96Lt6dJ


Imgur users regarded the GIF as a ‘comic relief’ and a spooky treat at the same time. “Daniel Wood? Elijah Radcliffe?” one user commented.

“This is slightly unsettling,” another user critiqued.

Other users suggested the GIF creator to ‘alert’ JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter saga. Gianna Francesca Catolico/rga

Daniel Radcliffe and Elijah Wood, this is seriously freaking me out. pic.twitter.com/bNszC3w2A4

— Jonathan (@Beardandcamera) May 26, 2016

 

source: technology.inquirer.net

Twitter adds button to share tweets in direct messages

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Twitter on Tuesday added a button that lets people easily share ‘tweets’ in direct messages.

The move came as an acknowledgement of the appeal of one-to-one connections to users of the popular one-to-many messaging service, and as Twitter worked to ramp use of its platform.

Millions of direct messages are sent daily at Twitter, and the number of tweets shared privately tripled in the second half of last year, according to product manager Somas Thyagaraja.

“With all this interest, we’ve also heard from many of you that it could be easier to share a Tweet using Direct Message,” Thyagaraja said.

“So now — in just a few taps — you can share unique Twitter content from your timeline right into your private conversation.”

Twitter has gradually enhanced its direct messaging option by letting people add animated snippets referred to as GIFs or emotion-capturing symbols called ’emojis,’ as well as the option to send lengthy missives.

The new ‘message’ button was added to Twitter applications tailored for mobile devices powered by Apple or Android software, according to Thyagaraja.

source: technology.inquirer.net