Category Archives: Twitter Competition

Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter

Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 6, 2023 Threads — Meta’s newly launched Twitter clone — opened its doors with a ready-made user base after deciding to migrate people to Threads from Instagram. At launch, the platform is available on iOS and Android in 100 … Continue reading Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter

Meta’s Threads launch puts the spotlight on another app of the same name

  By Chris Morris July 06, 2023 Mark Zuckerberg’s strutting around the internet today, thanks to the early success of his Twitter-alternative Threads. But skip over to the official website of the product, and you’ll notice something odd. Instead of the typical .com domain used by most major product launches, Threads opts for a .net … Continue reading Meta’s Threads launch puts the spotlight on another app of the same name

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

  By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

Twitter 2.0? Former CEO Launches App That’s Almost Identical to Twitter

Twitter 2.0? Former CEO Launches App That’s Almost Identical to Twitter John Boitnott / Jun 28, 2023   Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, has launched a new social media app called Bluesky. Although it bears a striking resemblance to Twitter in terms of its profiles, timelines, and colors, Bluesky sets itself … Continue reading Twitter 2.0? Former CEO Launches App That’s Almost Identical to Twitter