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Meta's Twitter Alternative 'Threads' Now Available
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How many social media platforms can the marketplace support? Sure, there will always be room for a niche play or two that caters to wants/needs such as privacy or political persuasion or fetish. But for most people, IG and FB are enough.
If Musk and Trump hadn't kept Twitter in the mainstream spotlight purely through their antics, it would have been relegated to the also-rans of social media history long ago, like MySpace.
If Musk and Trump hadn't kept Twitter in the mainstream spotlight purely through their antics, it would have been relegated to the also-rans of social media history long ago, like MySpace.
I wonder if people will adopt this. The integration to Instagram is intriguing but will it be enough?
You have to have an instagram account for this? LOL no
Yeah, it won’t take off if it’s just a partner app for Instagram.
No thankyou, I’ll stick with Twitter… in my opinion it’s improved a lot since the takeover, it’s not near the cesspool it was… there will be missteps as they rebuild it but the end result is what counts
I don’t agree with Musk on everything. But he has done some good for the platform.
Am I the only one who fails to see the point of yet another social network for Meta? Why FB and now this?
I don't hate it for a 1.0 release, but there's definitely room for improvements.
The zoom-in is horrible, just like on IG, it's too "short" and you have to keep your finger on the screen.
You can't share media while on full screen, only on the post view with a tap and hold.
Sharing an image to WhatsApp gives a link instead of the actual image, you can only save it.
The zoom-in is horrible, just like on IG, it's too "short" and you have to keep your finger on the screen.
You can't share media while on full screen, only on the post view with a tap and hold.
Sharing an image to WhatsApp gives a link instead of the actual image, you can only save it.
Dumbest thing is that you can’t make a new account and claim a username. You have to use your Instagram username. Lame.
There is a core reason why “privacy” focused companies don’t create “social networking” platforms. Mainly because folks interested in dumping volumes of information about themselves online aren’t TOO very focused with privacy in the first place. It wouldn’t be private enough for the folks that value privacy nor social enough for the folks that value social networking.
at this point, if you are into the whole social media thing and don't choose an offering that uses an open no-lockin protocol like Mastodon (or Bluesky, reportedly) i don't know what to tell you
what happened to twitter and reddit will keep happening, over and over
what happened to twitter and reddit will keep happening, over and over
This will last 6 months. Why not just use Twitter!?!?
I only post car-related stuff on Twitter, but like it for breaking news and such. If the same/similar content creators, journalists etc jump on board and this can filter out much of the political BS, it'll be a hit
(something similar to TweetDeck down the road would be the cherry on top)
(something similar to TweetDeck down the road would be the cherry on top)
If you'd asked me a couple of years ago if there could ever be a major tech CEO I'd revile more than Mark Zuckerberg, I'd have said no way. I guess Elon Musk really can do anything.
You should see the total mental meltdown that 9to5Mac is having. They actually believe that Twitter is now over, because of Thread. They are deranged. And that's being kind, frankly.
Given the way Elon's driving it into the ground (with artificial limits and the like for free/unverified users) - Twitter basically deserves to burn at this point
I'm keeping my eye on some of the emerging decentralized platforms. That's far more interesting to me.
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Some of us don't want to support the recent, unchecked proliferation of white supremacist propaganda coddled by its new Genius Boy CEO.
I mean, there are other reasons, but that one is a deal-breaker for me.
MacRumors, the TrekBBS and crownvic.net are the only message boards I frequent. My Facebook account is limited to actually known friends and two groups of interest. Thats my extent of social media. It’s pretty damn small. I don’t feel compelled to share every thought, meal and fart with strangers. I also have zero interest in following “celebrities” to hang on, or complain about, whatever little musing they put out in public. Whatever celebrities I take note of I watch them in their shows or films, listen to their music or read about them in the news.
I’m far more interested in what I have going on in my own life then following famous nobodies that have no real meaning to me.
I’m far more interested in what I have going on in my own life then following famous nobodies that have no real meaning to me.
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Can’t seem to find a search option for hashtags… that’s a huge thing to have and a definite need.
Also, I never understood why IG shadow bans for using a hash too much. I mean if you’re into animation and make animation videos of course you’re going to use the “animation” hashtag. Why mix it up and use the “purses” hash?
I hope Threads doesn’t follow IG on this part.
Also, I never understood why IG shadow bans for using a hash too much. I mean if you’re into animation and make animation videos of course you’re going to use the “animation” hashtag. Why mix it up and use the “purses” hash?
I hope Threads doesn’t follow IG on this part.
I thought Mastodon was the great new social network! /s