Will Threads be the end of Twitter?
Namrata Arya
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Given all the recent changes on Twitter like paid verification, daily restriction on the no. of tweets etc., and given threads is a replica of twitter - do you think it will replace Twitter?
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Chris Messina@chrismessina
God I hope so.
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Time will tell. But not investing time in twitter atm. Too unstable. Threads can get users from insta. So has a better chance than any of the alternatives. Also more stable management, altho Facebook ads could be a problem. Too many
@namrata_arya Really! nice. Hw many followers did you have on insta?
@sentry_co agreed! I love that you don't need to start at zero followers. I signed up 12 hours ago and I already have 50 thanks to instagram. I think this is going to be a big plus. Also agree on the stable management bit ;)
@sentry_co I have 900+ followers on Instagram
Yes it definitely will. Mark my words.
Requestly
Looks like Twitter will end itself before this happens. So much change with the X
Not IG user so no interest in another Mark Zuckerberg production
I hope not. I want all the toxic bros to stay over there while we are all having fun on Threads like it's 2008 Twitter again. :D *positive vibes*
@thesteventrotter haha! Yes I’d very much like that too 😄
CloudFunnels AI
Judging from what I saw of Threads today. No. It's a very poorly designed experience.
@cyriljeet interesting. You’re right. If the user experience isn’t up to the mark, people aren’t going to spend a lot of time on the platform. Although I think this is just a very hurriedly rolled out first cut and they will definitely improvise
@cyriljeet Well, ten million users signed up in its first seven hours
https://www.bbc.com/news/technol...
@cyriljeet @chrisciokler exactly! Also the export from instagram option is so clever. You don't need to start from scratch - you already have a ready list of followers
@cyriljeet what is poorly designed? It seems very well executed given what it does on day one. Please be specific.
@cyriljeet @chrisciokler I like the stripped down, clean design... kinda what Twitter used to be.
70 million users that it has claimed to have so far is 3.5% of Instagrams user base if you judge IG to have 2 billion users.
I believe that no, but let's see!
FixMeBot
At the moment, no other platform can compete with Twitter; however, only time will reveal if this remains true in the future.
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Twitter will change its policy Now back to old twitter @namrata_arya
Visla
No not the end, but with its sheer size(10million+ in 7hrs) it will compete long term, it may even potentially acquire one of the other competitors that sprouted up, Bsky or T2, who knows.
But Twitter will undergo many iterations, it will never be the Twitter of old that people remember, that time has come & gone, but it will be something different, I think there will be various platforms dedicated to different purposes. Much like Linkedin was business only since its inception and Facebook was for friends and family, you'll see a new fragmentation of social apps.
I think it will be the next Clubhouse.
Tough to say. Initial response has been encouraging but their search still needs some work and it feels like an IG add-on which made Twitter in different for that crowd
@yash_gupta15 if you were a betting man, which way would you lean? Yes or No?
@anish_banerji No. Get a feeling Twitter will find its niche back after a while
@yash_gupta15 true! They don't have DMs either which is a big plus o twitter
@namrata_arya yes, that with the search not applicable for threads shows there's a long way to go
Videodeck
I think it's too early to tell but I do think Twitter needs to pay better attention to how they handle the platform. If not Threads, a different platform could overtake them in the future.
It is unlikely that Threads will be the end of Twitter. Threads is a new feature from Meta that allows users to share longer messages and photos in a more private way. However, it is not clear that Threads will be able to compete with Twitter's larger user base and wider range of features.
Here are some of the reasons why Threads is unlikely to kill Twitter:
Twitter has a larger user base. Twitter has over 330 million active users, while Threads only has a few million users. This means that Twitter has a much larger audience for businesses and brands to reach.
Twitter has a wider range of features. Twitter offers a wider range of features than Threads, including the ability to tweet photos, videos, and GIFs, as well as the ability to follow other users and join conversations.
Twitter is more established. Twitter has been around for over 15 years, while Threads is a new app. This means that Twitter has a more established brand and reputation.
Overall, it is unlikely that Threads will be the end of Twitter. However, it is possible that Threads could become more popular in the future. Only time will tell how these two apps will compete in the long run.
Fintece
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expecting visual creators to become textual is an uphill battle.
Definitely not. It's a welcome addition to feed the narrative of what Instagram has become and keep the memeing on Twitter at bay. If you push aside the politics on Twitter, you uncover a user base you won't find spending time on Instagram 60min a day to respond and add value where they can.