Whether you have a Twitter account or not, you could make the reasonable deduction that the social network is big, and I mean really big. Companies from all over, despite was niche within the industry that they might be, knows the power of being able to reach out through such a medium at a minimum cost. It has even gotten to the point that there are a reported 500 million Tweets per day, according to Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo.

Despite this large output and participation within the Twittersphere, the company has decided that they want to cover even more ground with a simple add-on that has the strong potential of going a long way. Over the weekend, Twitter announced that they are looking into having an Instagram-like photo filter program on the site that will allow users to upload photos in the way that Instagram has allowed them to.

The response towards the addition from Twitter ranges from the company entering a more competitive arena with Facebook, who now owns Instagram. Others like The Inquirer see it as a fearful move in observing how large Instragram has actually gotten since it first began. No matter what you might think of the move by Twitter within itself, it could certainly change the game for photo uploads in the not-too-distant future.

According to the New York Times, the photo addition to Twitter's mobile platform will be a several month process, as it is being built from the ground up. If everything goes favorable for Twitter, it is reasonable to believe that due to so many Twitter users, those who use the new platform might find it easier to upload Instagram-like photos right to Twitter instead of going through Facebook to use Instagram.

Of course Instagram is its own social media platform, but for the photos to be seen by a wider audience, people often rely on Facebook to let the picture take their course. While there is a level of direct interaction on Instagram, it doesn't hold a candle to what happens on Facebook. This same principal could simply be applied to that of Twitter, with a direct interaction happening in regards to the filtered photos being uploaded. A photo program on Twitter, which I will call “Twittergram” (this is NOT the name of Twitter's future plan) would mean just one medium to go through.

If there is one thing that we have all learned about social media, the simpler it is to get your message out, the better. This is why Twitter has done so well in the past, and no one really ever seems to complain about the 160 character limit.

So ask yourself the big question. If Twitter came out with “Twittergram”, how would you feel about using it? Could you imagine making an easy transition from Instagram to Twitter to upload your photos? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.