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Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by foderking »

ciabattabread wrote: post #32
doctoboggan wrote: post #14

I feel like the people who are concerned enough to leave twitter over the direction it's going will not jump straight into another app completely controlled by a single person. My guess is they will possibly see some growth from instagram power users who are convinced to try it, but I don't anticipate a mass diaspora from twitter to threads. EDIT: others in this thread are claiming that it may be compatible with acti…

Twitter’s gonna be a ghost town soon the way it’s trending. Instagram is providing a lifeboat, and it’s a known quantity of “evil”. Compared to whatever the heck Musk is doing.

yep. The same it became a "ghost town" after everyone migrated to mastadon, hive, tumblr, truth social, bluesky, post and the rest of the other meme "twitter killers"

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by kelseyfrog »

smoldesu wrote: post #29
tomger wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You probably don’t want this as that would end in Embrace, extend, and extinguish.

How, exactly? What control does Meta exert over the Fediverse that the users cannot resist?

"ActivityPub with Meta extensions"

If there are more Threads users than non-Threads users then non-Threads instance admins have to choose between adapt or risk emigration. EEE is a consolidation tactic after all.

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by Arn_Thor »

LeoNatan25 wrote: post #40
cmeacham98 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Simple: Facebook and Meta have garbage reputation compared to Instagram brand. The public associates Facebook/Meta with excessive data collection, overhyped VR, intrusive tracking, etc. That association is much weaker with Instagram.

Funnily enough, I scrolled to the "Data Linked to You" section and was not disappointed.

Everything but your DNA, and if they could ask for that I’m sure they would

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by KSPAtlas »

On the fediverse, there's already a huge number of instances planning to block this app when possible as it isn't really in the spirit of the fediverse - it's proprietary, owned by a large company and centralized

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by jeroenhd »

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #9

No web version? I guess it makes sense to launch iOS first since those are usually regarded as the highest status users / demographic.

There's an Android version as well.

https://www.threads.net/ shows a blank page titled "Instagram" but I'm guessing it'll soon show some kind of website once the server goes live.

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by uptownfunk »

Interesting product moves.

Reinforce insta as a “platform” where features are now labeled as “apps”. Continues to reinforce engagement metrics at insta app level, so big win politically for the insta org inside meta. I’m sure a lot of promos coming down next cycle. Also very easy user acquisition since it piggy backs on existing insta user base.

Insta maps more to the public facing vibe that Twitter does, whereas Facebook seems more for friends and family. Insta also more easily monetized than say WhatsApp, so the business moves all track.

Overall curious to see what happens to the landscape. At a minimum it may leach away engagement from Twitter, so probably not very favorable for Twitter stock price.

Re: Threads, an Instagram app

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Post by ciabattabread »

anitil wrote: post #50
ciabattabread wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Twitter’s gonna be a ghost town soon the way it’s trending. Instagram is providing a lifeboat, and it’s a known quantity of “evil”. Compared to whatever the heck Musk is doing.

What is the trend? Downwards in the sense of a few percent a year? Or a week?

A view quota is not a feature. Especially when the site was acceptably functional the day before.
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