Some Twitter users pulled up their feed Tuesday and saw changes involving the reply, retweet and "fav" buttons.The main change — which many Android users got to see a few weeks ago — is the star icon that turns gold when you favorite a tweet is now a heart icon (TheNextWeb.com has screengrabs), which was confusing to at least a few tweeters. (You won't see the hearts in the tweets below unless your version of Twitter has been converted in what appears to be A/B testing.):Tuesday's changes came a few months after Twitter finally allowed users to retweet with comments.There were a few complaints initially and then users settled in and started commenting away. Will the new icon win the hearts and minds of tweeters in short fashion as well?Owen Williams, a reporter for The Next Web, wrote that he's worried about "the death of the favorite button.""Favorites mean hundreds of different emotions and responses — I'm done talking to you, I saw your message, I hate your message, etc — so
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