💬 What do you think of Threads, Meta’s new Twitter Alternative?

It's young unlike Twitter, and lacks the features of Twitter which the users of the platform like. But it has good potential because it's connected to Instagram too, which is a platform that is used by a lot.

Remember the Clubhouse?

I think the search option still needs some work but it seems to be an easy switch for existing twitter users

I think it's very under powered. Not comparable to Twitter at this time. They got millions of sign-ups cause they used Instagram. They will have early traction but unless they make the app more usable and release a web version they will be a niche product.

I think they have quite a few aces under incoming in the near future Here's my profile: https://www.threads.net/@nacho.f...

The onboarding UX was sweet — while there were exceptions (ex: explaining the ramifications of having a merged Instagram & Threads profile), it was clear and had the right amount of hand-holding. I liked that after first logging in, I was presented with *some* content vs. an empty feed. I soon got frustrated once I learned there is no (current) way to turn off the recommended content. Because I couldn't easily zero in on my follows / friends, I quickly stopped using it. Bluesky is the far winner in the realm of content control. One thing I noticed = the different networks are starting to have different purposes. When Mastadon was the only serious contender, it made sense for it to be a 100% Twitter alternative. I've since learned that my circles / audiences are growing segmented by tool: Mastodon is where the tech journalists & developers converse, Bluesky is where to find celebrities & pop culture, and Threads immediately became the playground of brands & influencers (no surprise). TL;DR = there will no longer be the One Killer App, but I'll bounce around between apps to maintain my different areas of focus. Shameless plug for my profile = https://www.threads.net/@mcgarit... :)

It looks amazing.

Let's see what it brings!

Definitely going to be interesting to see if people float toward threads after the hype dies down. Personally really like the UI, but the capability-wise with posting it seems a bit blank. Definitely see a lot of potential with Thread especially with Instagram attached to it which is super unique! Connect with me on threads! : https://www.threads.net/@tylerrong

I think it's quite a weird thing for well-established profiles to start with 0 followers. For instance, the @graphica.ai business account has 30k+ followers on Instagram, and now it's just hundreds on Threads because people are still in transition. As for me, it would be much better to keep accounts as is without starting from scratch. What are your thoughts about such a launch strategy?