Twitterkiller

'Twitter-killer', that's how everyone was describing Threads as it soared past the 100 million mark in just 5 days. It even set a record for being the fastest social media platform to reach that number. While everyone was flocking to Instagram's new microblogging platform, Twitter was dealing with its issues of data scraping and system manipulation. However, the tables now seemed to have turned as the initial fad about Threads seems to be fading as the microblogging platform has witnessed a huge drop in user engagement…

Meta's Twitter rival Threads has passed 100 million users in just 5 days since its launch. Threads has also taken ChatGPT's crown as the fastest growing…

The hype has suddenly transformed into substance. The recently launched Meta Platforms app Threads, which has been dubbed as a Twitter-killer, has not just blossomed, but even flowered at a record rate, obliterating all the records ever generated by any platform. While Threads was expected to do well, after all, it had the deep well of Instagram subscribers (over 2 billion users) to drink from, but the mammoth numbers that it has racked up within no time at all has been nothing short of miraculous.So, what is all the…

For years, social media, was roughly the same, albeit with different platform, having their own distinct iterations and interpretations. However, social media companies are now completely changing how they have approached things and adding some cool stuff like blockchain and AI to social media platforms. They’re ditching the idea of squeezing everyone onto one platform and instead making special spaces where people can hang out and check things out. That’s what fediverse, the idea upon which…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has launched its Threads app, which serves as a competitor to Twitter. In just seven hours after its release, the app has already been downloaded and signed up for by 10 million users, a remarkable achievement. Meta has capitalized on its existing Instagram user base, facilitating seamless integration between the two platforms. By allowing users to log in using their Instagram accounts and maintain their list of followers, Meta has simplified the transition…

Twitter is dying. The social media giant has been suffering a death by a thousand cuts ever since Elon Musk took over, with the catastrophic decision to “rate limit” the number of tweets users can see in a single day having roughly the same impact on Twitter as the iceberg did on the Titanic. Users are now fleeing to the lifeboats as the bow tips up. Fortunately, Meta is ready and waiting to scoop all these orphaned users with Threads, which is being positioned as a Twitter-killer and with a pointed promise that it will…

Photo: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)After months of secretive work, Facebook owner Meta released Threads on Wednesday, a Twitter clone that could cause an upheaval in the world of social media. Threads was originally slated for release at 10 a.m. on July 6th, but the company moved up the launch to 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetYou can download Threads in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. When you do, you’ll find an app that looks remarkably similar to Twitter, but with a…

The excitement is building up with less than 24 hours remaining for the launch of Meta's Instagram-linked Twitter-rival social platform, Threads. The timing of Threads launch seems to be quite right, as last weekend Twitter chairman and CTO Elon Musk disappointed everyone by announcing a temporary viewing limit on the number of tweets a person can see per day due to “extreme data scrapping” issues. Result? Twitter users are looking for alternative platforms. Now, ahead of launch, Threads has got its own Instagram account…