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Maybe, but there's still no alternative. Most people don't care, journalists and politicians still need Twitter to share their thoughts/amplify their voice, and
by taway1237 3y ago
Maybe, but there's still no alternative. Most people don't care, journalists and politicians still need Twitter to share their thoughts/amplify their voice, and researchers/content creators still link to their work on Twitter. Wake me up when it changes.
- kevinventullo 3y agoIs there any functional difference between Twitter and Threads, or is just the user base? (I don’t use either)
- ryanwhitney 3y agoI'm curious how much of this is perception vs reality. Context: Heard something about an active shooter this week and followed a link to the Baltimore Police twitter account[0]. As I'm no longer logged in, I see tweets from 2021 and 2017 with no indication that there's new content I'm missing. If this is how public services are trying to get the word re:ongoing events, it's a terrible option. (granted, you said journalists and politicians, not public services…) 0: https://twitter.com/BaltimorePolice https://twitter.com/BaltimorePolice
- dangus 3y agoNo alternative? Reddit, TikTok, (Instagram) Threads, BlueSky, Mastodon, Reels, Facebook… I think that we just assume that complete platform death (Friendster, MySpace) can’t happen anymore, but I think it definitely can. Network effects make AND break platforms.