Anil@taylorlorenz the link previews thing is complicated because retrieving the data for them is decentralized, meaning each instance (and sometimes, each *app*!) is hitting the website for the preview info. It’s often been omitted because it can knock small websites offline just dealing with serving previews when a popular user shares a link.
Jay Rosen@anildash I agree with Taylor about quote posts. Basic tool of press criticism for me.
Steven L. Johnson@jayrosen_nyu @anildash As a non-press user, I find QT useful to contextualize content I want to amplify in a way that it is appealing to my followers. I don't know of any simple way to accomplish that for "Toots"
Chris Coleman@steven @jayrosen_nyu @anildash The better clients have link previews. The official client is bare-bones at best.
So many people are worried about abuse via quoting and don't want it implemented. A simple "don't allow quotes" setting could solve that.
Mark Karabajakian@mkarab @steven @jayrosen_nyu @anildash My favorite is Mammoth on iOS. It's in beta but really nicely done. Ivory is also an amazing client in beta, but slots are very limited. Follow @JPEGuin or @ivory to find out when test slots open up. Mammoth is updated daily, and progress is rapid.
If you can't get into a beta yet, I recommend Metatext
For a very nice web client, especially if you miss Twitter's web interface, check out https://elk.zone.
@mkarab @steven @jayrosen_nyu @anildash I'm only starting to explore Android clients, but Tusky and Megalodon seem to be the best.
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