On Tuesday, tech aficionados and investors were captivated by the news that Twitter CFO Anthony Noto accidentally sent out a tweet that was issued to the entire world: “I still think we should buy them. He is on your schedule for Dec 15 or 16 — we will need to sell him. i have a plan.”
It is now being reported that Twitter is in negotiations to acquire the Justin Bieber-supported photo-sharing, selfie app Shots, which is predominantly used by women under the age of 24.
Twitter may be highly interested in acquiring the app because it maintains more than three million users, and Bieber is regularly viewed utilizing the app to tweet photos to his immense 53 million followers. It has a daily log in rate of 41 percent.
Shots is different from other selfie applications because it does not permit comments or public messages on shared photos, but users can choose to partake in its direct messaging system. The purpose of this feature is to reduce trolling on the Internet. It does have other functions like usernames, location, captions and photo “likes.”
Furthermore, Shots permits users to take images only through their front-facing camera and the app, which means individuals are prohibited from uploading previously shot photos.
Ostensibly, Shots, which was launched in Nov. 2013, has been created to “capture the moment.”
Twitter has refused to comment on the rumors and speculation behind the potential acquisition. Shots has yet to release a comment publicly.
Bieber was placidly interested in the selfie app last year because it did not consist of public commenting, which he felt was prone to abuse filled with homophobic slurs. “I want a platform where my fans don’t have to deal with this. I want to be part of this,” said Bieber.
The pop culture icon invested $1.1 million in the company. It is run by CEO John Shahidi.