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We will have to see whether Threads can maintain daily active users the way Twitter and Mastodon can. At the moment, I'm not seeing any activity on Threads that

We will have to see whether Threads can maintain daily active users the way Twitter and Mastodon can. At the moment, I'm not seeing any activity on Threads that is "native" to Threads, meaning that it isn't just Instagram posts that are cross-posted to this new platform Meta is trying to create. In comparison to BlueSky, I'm not really seeing much out of Threads. It's similar to how Google inflated their G+ numbers by making everyone with a Google Account automatically a G+ user. Hopefully, Meta is not making the same mistakes...

bawolff 3y ago
Its only been 5 days. You might be right in the long term but 5 days is way way too early to tell
tw04 3y ago
The primary difference being they aren't forcing instagram users to register with Threads - google was very clearly inflating their numbers in a way that threads/meta/facebook currently isn't.
- mcv 3y ago
  It kinda is, though. I'm sure these numbers are all people who really have used Threads, but I'm also willing to bet that 99% of them are Instagram users. And most of the people you can follow on Threads are apparently Instagram users who never even activated Threads. Threads is really just an extension of Instagram, and not its own thing.
  - phailhaus 3y ago
    It's literally a separate app you have to download.
    - mcv 3y ago
      I'm sure it is, but the accounts are clearly linked. I've heard from several people that Threads recommended them to follow friends who hadn't signed up for Threads.
  - xeromal 3y ago
    To sign up for threads, I had to install a new app and log into my instagram account. Google+ just hijacked my youtube account.
    - Gigachad 3y ago
      They would also take your YouTube activity and turn it in to google+ posts.
BaseballPhysics 3y ago
> It's similar to how Google inflated their G+ numbers by making everyone with a Google Account automatically a G+ user To be clear, it's not like that at all. Instagram users aren't automatically converted into Threads users. It requires a new app and an affirmative action by the user to create their Threads account using their Instagram login credentials.
- justinhj 3y ago
  Apart from it being a separate app it is the same. There’s a one to one mapping of instagram account to thread account, so closely intertwined that deleting your threads account deletes the IG one. When you download facebook messenger as a separate app to facebook it’s the same thing… one account two apps
  - vitorgrs 3y ago
    "Apart from it being different, is the same", I mean, obviously....
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - justinhj 3y ago
      I did clarify at the end of the post. The analogy with Google and Google+ is spot on, and it’s clear that this is just another app tied to your Ig account just as messenger is an app tied to your Facebook account.
      - vitorgrs 3y ago
        Not really the same because you need to... download Threads. It's just a sign in button. Tell me. Do you know what's Facebook Lasso? It was also a FB app that used FB login. You remember Flash app? Why it flopped? What about IGTV? Used the Instagram account.... Social graph is important, but is not the most important thing, or else every dev would be rich by just using "Login with Google". The reason 100 million signup here is because Twitter is tanking - there's a demand for a twitter-like social-network. Doesn't mean that people gonna use Threads of course. And anyway, the case with Google is different because you didn't needed to download anything - they turned your account into Google+. Wanna comment something on Youtube? Ops, use Google+.

bawolff 3y ago

Its only been 5 days. You might be right in the long term but 5 days is way way too early to tell

tw04 3y ago

The primary difference being they aren't forcing instagram users to register with Threads - google was very clearly inflating their numbers in a way that threads/meta/facebook currently isn't.

mcv 3y ago
It kinda is, though. I'm sure these numbers are all people who really have used Threads, but I'm also willing to bet that 99% of them are Instagram users. And most of the people you can follow on Threads are apparently Instagram users who never even activated Threads. Threads is really just an extension of Instagram, and not its own thing.
- phailhaus 3y ago
  It's literally a separate app you have to download.
  - mcv 3y ago
    I'm sure it is, but the accounts are clearly linked. I've heard from several people that Threads recommended them to follow friends who hadn't signed up for Threads.
- xeromal 3y ago
  To sign up for threads, I had to install a new app and log into my instagram account. Google+ just hijacked my youtube account.
  - Gigachad 3y ago
    They would also take your YouTube activity and turn it in to google+ posts.

BaseballPhysics 3y ago

> It's similar to how Google inflated their G+ numbers by making everyone with a Google Account automatically a G+ user To be clear, it's not like that at all. Instagram users aren't automatically converted into Threads users. It requires a new app and an affirmative action by the user to create their Threads account using their Instagram login credentials.

justinhj 3y ago
Apart from it being a separate app it is the same. There’s a one to one mapping of instagram account to thread account, so closely intertwined that deleting your threads account deletes the IG one. When you download facebook messenger as a separate app to facebook it’s the same thing… one account two apps
- vitorgrs 3y ago
  "Apart from it being different, is the same", I mean, obviously....
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - justinhj 3y ago
    I did clarify at the end of the post. The analogy with Google and Google+ is spot on, and it’s clear that this is just another app tied to your Ig account just as messenger is an app tied to your Facebook account.
    - vitorgrs 3y ago
      Not really the same because you need to... download Threads. It's just a sign in button. Tell me. Do you know what's Facebook Lasso? It was also a FB app that used FB login. You remember Flash app? Why it flopped? What about IGTV? Used the Instagram account.... Social graph is important, but is not the most important thing, or else every dev would be rich by just using "Login with Google". The reason 100 million signup here is because Twitter is tanking - there's a demand for a twitter-like social-network. Doesn't mean that people gonna use Threads of course. And anyway, the case with Google is different because you didn't needed to download anything - they turned your account into Google+. Wanna comment something on Youtube? Ops, use Google+.