Threads, a Slack alternative unrelated to Instagram, has seen downloads surge

Post by TheCaptain4815 » Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 9:33 PM UTC

zerbinxx wrote: post #69

TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #56

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Plus NSFW content is banned and moderation is much heavier handed than Twitter. This seems like a ploy to get people addicted to the algorithm but in 'Threads' fashion. Twitter may have an advantage if people perceive it to be a more 'realistic' portrayal.

A lot of people use instagram where NSFW content is banned. Most people wouldn’t post or look at NSFW content online if it was related back to their IRL selves. There’s certainly a big niche for a “more wholesome web”. While I think it’s goofy to expect the entire web to operate like this, I kind of like that I won’t be inundated with porn, videos of people getting killed/maimed, etc. when I’m scrolling on some socia…

Post by kangalioo » Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 11:03 PM UTC

pram wrote: post #72

AlecSchueler wrote: post #36

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I thought this was the idea. The public stopped trusting Facebook so they needed to obfuscate. It's scary when you open Instagram and it says "from Facebook" but meh when it says "from Meta." Same as reading "business X acquired by Facebook" versus "acquired by Meta." It's a form of reputation separation. Same thing Google did with Alphabet.

Honestly why have the “From whatever” at all?

Post by wlonkly » Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 11:09 PM UTC

cmcaleer wrote: post #13

throwaway1777 wrote: post #4

It really was a huge L to not have threads.com

Such a bizarre decision too. This is the best chance Meta had to eat Twitter's lunch and obviously the branding is going to make-or-break that. With the massive +EV potential that represents, and the value provided by owning a .com (as demonstrated by the amount of confusion from people going to threads.com), does it not seem obviously worth it to negotiate extensively with Threads.com for them to rebrand and sell th…

Post by hakfoo » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 1:20 AM UTC

furyofantares wrote: post #46

FormerBandmate wrote: post #31

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In the 1950s every company was literally called General X. General Electric, General Motors, and General Dynamics are still huge today

I love how many banks are named First something or 1st something. Less so now, the past it seemed like it was almost all local banks.

Post by jjaken » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 5:00 AM UTC

dchest wrote: post #9

account-5 wrote: post #6

Looks like meta might have to change the name if the other threads owns the trademark, that or pay for the name. That clearly this is proof the two products are getting confused by would-be users.

There's no US trademark for "Threads", but somebody submitted an application for it on Jul. 07, 2023 for... Next Computer Inc. Hmm! https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98075358&caseType=SERIAL_... According to Delaware filing, this "Next Computer Inc." was incorporated 12/14/2020.