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Wannabe Twitter/X Killer “Threads” not quite living up to the hype
- archo 3y agohttps://archive.is/fHVa8 https://archive.is/fHVa8
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoMeanwhile, Threads is in top 3 downloaded apps on iOS, while Twitter has dropped to 70. Interesting, isn’t it?
- tamaharbor 3y agoThreads is a new app, and most people already have Twitter?
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoSure, but the App Store rank doesn't just measure new uploads. It measures also app usage and even adds in app updates. New downloads are a very strong component of course, but supposedly Twitter is adding millions of users every month. And most of them ever get the app. Something is clearly off.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoI mean downloads not uploads in the first sentence.
- JohnnyHerz 3y agoNot interesting. Just expected, considering Zuck made it a one click DL for Instagram users. If downloads was a measure of interest engagement of Threads then usage would be expanding exponentially. What i found interesting was the almost total collapse in Threads usage that is charted in the article. The hype train appears to have run out of steam.
- billybuckwheat 3y agoWhat does live up to the hype in this kind of situation? And why does every alternative to an incumbent need to be described as, or positioned as, a killer of that incumbent? It rarely, if ever, happens.