• Klicnik@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    10 months ago

    I wonder what the Reuters writer is doing with all the time saved from putting “mln” instead of writing out the whole word.

    • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
      3·
      10 months ago

      The formatting of the headline.

      It’s currently:

      Apple seeks $73.4 mln in fees from Epic
      Games antitrust fight

      If they used million it would be:

      Apple seeks $73.4 million in fees from
      Epic Games antitrust fight

      It might not just change how it looks on their own site, it might change the way the headline looks on popular social media platforms. If only the first line gets out as part of the preview when shared, the first one it more likely to get clicks since it has 2 large name brands in it.