Tag: Twitter screenshots

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Screenshots have generated new forms of storytelling, from Twitter fan fiction to desktop film

Screenshots are as banal as they are ubiquitous. Nowadays, virtually all computer and digital mobile devices can generate a screenshot with a quick pair of key presses. Screenshots are as banal as they are ubiquitous. Nowadays, virtually all computer and digital mobile devices can generate a screenshot with a quick pair of key presses.Maybe that's why they have remained largely underappreciated as a creative practice. Yet, a closer look at the screenshot tells us interesting stories about not only how media transforms over time, but also how even the humblest technical operation may give rise to sophisticated cultural forms. What began as a simple way to document electronic images has evolved into a form of expression of its own.Portable form of annotationBecause screenshots are so s...
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Twitter screenshots not banned, but it sure is giving a death stare

Twitter screenshots are not banned, but the it surely is frowning at all those who do take them. Twitter just put on its death stare for the benefit of all those who do what it does not want them to do, which is, take screenshots of tweets. Twitter is encouraging users to share tweets instead of capturing screenshots by displaying (Horrors!) pop-ups every time they attempt to take a screenshots! Based on the reports, Twitter seems to be trying to encourage interactions among users rather than spreading screenshots across various social networking sites. Twitter users have been getting pop-ups while trying to capture a screenshot. Some of the individuals even get a "Share Tweet" button, while others see a window displaying both choices. A "Copy Link" button also appears.First shared b...