Tag Archives: Threads

POV: Meta’s Threads is surging, but let’s not call it a Twitter-killer yet

By Casey Fiesler—The Conversation July 11, 2023 Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series of decisions that has spurred millions of users to sign up with alternative microblogging platforms since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year. In addition to a surge … Continue reading POV: Meta’s Threads is surging, but let’s not call it a Twitter-killer yet

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app

  By Associated Press July 07, 2023 Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform. In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app

Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter

Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 6, 2023 Threads — Meta’s newly launched Twitter clone — opened its doors with a ready-made user base after deciding to migrate people to Threads from Instagram. At launch, the platform is available on iOS and Android in 100 … Continue reading Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter

Meta’s Threads launch puts the spotlight on another app of the same name

  By Chris Morris July 06, 2023 Mark Zuckerberg’s strutting around the internet today, thanks to the early success of his Twitter-alternative Threads. But skip over to the official website of the product, and you’ll notice something odd. Instead of the typical .com domain used by most major product launches, Threads opts for a .net … Continue reading Meta’s Threads launch puts the spotlight on another app of the same name

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

  By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

What Instagram’s Separate Direct Messaging App Threads Means for Business

Larry Kim — October 10, 2019 Follow @larrykim Back in 2017, Instagram released and then subsequently shut down a private messaging app called Direct. The app was aimed to rival Snapchat, much like Instagram’s “Stories” feature. The app shut down came after a couple months with few international downloads, and all messages sent on it … Continue reading What Instagram’s Separate Direct Messaging App Threads Means for Business