AMMAN — On Wednesday, Meta launched its new app, Threads,
and let us just say it created enough meme material to last the internet world
a lifetime, see exhibit A below, and off to a strong start, with 10 million
users signed up for the app in just the first seven hours after its launch.
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Threads, which looks a little similar to a familiar bird,
Twitter, could pose a serious threat to the platform’s livelihood, and most
possibly be the cause of every social media manager’s burnout and stress, as
companies, celebrities, and even governmental entities take to try out the new
app, to be on trend, of course.
But what exactly is it?Made by the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and
WhatsApp, the platform looks a lot like Twitter, with a feed of largely
text-based posts, although users can also post photos and videos, allowing
people to have real time conversations.
According to Instagram’s website, your feed on Threads
includes threads posted by people you follow, and recommended content from new
creators you have not discovered (Algorithm Aliens). The posts can be up to 500
characters long and include links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in
length. And, of course, the app is designed so you can share your story within
a story, post to your Instagram story, or share your post as a link on any
other platform you choose, can you say meta?
Okay I get it now, but why?
According to its website, Threads was built to enable
positive, productive conversations with its user able to control who can
mention you or reply to you within Threads. You know, the conversations that
cannot be done productivity online, just take it to Threads.
Okay, now that you have heard the company’s ‘why,’ let us
get into the real why behind the app.
To compete with Twitter, of course. Since Twitter’s takeover
in October 2022, it has not been without controversary, where internet users
have suggested a full-on cage fight between the two tycoons, Musk and Mark
Zuckerberg.
This new app, which aims to reinvent the wheel (not really)
might just be the leading cause for blood to fall.
And now, without further or due, the memes.
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