Shopify is acquiring the Threads team

your_challenger wrote: post #3

tech234a wrote: post #2

Note: this is not Instagram Threads

Hahah! I was confused too. Maybe now Meta can acquire the threads.com domain

> It all started with the rise of Instagram Threads, which presented us with the opportunity to sell our domains.

Sounds like yes lol

Re: Shopify is acquiring the Threads team

#8

Post by jdross » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 3:40 AM UTC

Threads must have had very little meaningful usage from customers to be able to shut down and delete all data within 2 weeks of the announcement with hardly a mention of how this might impact their userbase

Re: Shopify is acquiring the Threads team

#9

Post by tech234a » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 3:40 AM UTC

xwolfi wrote: post #4

tech234a wrote: post #2

Note: this is not Instagram Threads

But what is it exactly?

"A Slack replacement, not a social app from Instagram" according to the login page (https://threads.com/login)

Re: Shopify is acquiring the Threads team

#10

Post by scratchee » Fri, Jun 07, 2024, 3:40 AM UTC

xwolfi wrote: post #4

tech234a wrote: post #2

Note: this is not Instagram Threads

But what is it exactly?

It was billed as a slower paced Slack alternative. More forum and less IRC iirc.