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

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Post by dchest » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 7:36 AM UTC

jjaken wrote: post #79

dchest wrote: post #9

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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.

There actually is a trademark files for THREADS https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87522273&caseType=SERIAL_...

Thanks! I later found their application, but thought it was refused (due to confusion with other "Threads" for some kind of threat analysis software). Seems like it was finally granted after amending.

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

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Post by akomtu » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 7:40 AM UTC

malephex wrote: post #80

I hate Elon so much that I'm willing to help Zuck steal more of my private data ... sigh.

an elegant summary of american politics in 2023

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

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Post by cmcaleer » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 2:21 AM UTC

wlonkly wrote: post #75

cmcaleer wrote: post #13

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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…

People aren't going to _any_ URL, they're opening the app called "Threads".

Did Tiktok stay a mobile app forever? It's just common sense to have your url and eventually serve desktop

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

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Post by wlonkly » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 2:27 AM UTC

cmcaleer wrote: post #83

wlonkly wrote: post #75

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People aren't going to _any_ URL, they're opening the app called "Threads".

Did Tiktok stay a mobile app forever? It's just common sense to have your url and eventually serve desktop

On one hand, I agree with you.

On the other hand, it's common sense for a photography-and-video oriented social media site to support tablets, and yet there's still no iPad Instagram app! (Although there is a minimal browser version.) From that perspective it would not surprise me if they end up staying app-only, as weird as that seems.