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Threads by Instagram
An app for keeping up with your close friends by Instagram
👋 Hey, this is Threads – a new app for keeping up with your close friends. It’s the place for you to quickly share photos, videos, statuses, and Stories with your Instagram Close Friends list.
The auto-status reminds me of an app @abdur, @tylr, and team worked on ~4 years ago, Steven (RIP), which automatically shared your status based on your location. E.g. If it knew you were at a Starbucks, it would show a coffee cup emoji ☕️ next to your name.
If this takes off, I'm officially no longer using Snapchat. I hardly use Snapchat today anyway (as it's much more an app for young kids lately), only use it for group messages, but this would seal the deal.
From first looks, it appears to have the perfect mix of easily sharing just enough with close friends, but not too much. AND the messages appear in both Threads and Instagram DMs.
Now the social app game is gonna be:
- Threads (replacing Snapchat) for private close-friends
- Instagram for public friends
- Facebook for family, friends, events
- Linkedin for work friends
Big fan of emojis too, and this just proves that emoji statuses are the future of communication 🚀
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