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Compare - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=threa

by Laaas 3y ago

Compare - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=threads.net https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=threads.net

Javalicious 3y ago
Also - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=blueskyweb.org https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=blueskyweb.org Is there a way to get Mastodon linked news?
- rsynnott 3y ago
  Not easily. You could run through the big instances (mastodon.online/social, hachyderm etc etc) but there are quite a lot of reasonably large ones, and also some interesting people either use extremely niche ones or have their own single-user instance.
- consumer451 3y ago
  This does not actually show posts made on bsky. Those would link to bsky.app. However, there is currently no easy way to read bsky posts without an account. Although this is now a priority for bsky devs.
graeme 3y ago
I tried threads and stopped. It occurs to me though that it’s possible Facebook is building a product not targeted at me. I use Twitter to follow several hyper specialized communities where the info is world class. Threads was kinda entertaining stuff but felt low signal. I’m not a huge instagram user though and that is way bigger than Twitter. If Meta builds instagram/tiktok for text it might be much worse for the sort of submissions HN finds interesting but also see more overall uptake. I noticed Threads still massively outranks twitter in App Store ratings.
- m3kw9 3y ago
  Care to share some of these communities?
  - graeme 3y ago
    Really depends on your interest. So my list won't be of general interest. But I've found Twitter good for: * Ukraine War coverage (less since Elon took over, he downranked it) * Coronavirus: you can find a lot of scientists discussing new studies * Business info/marketing etc: useful for company owners Haven't found any of these on Threads yet. Threads actually blocks coronavirus searches and redirects to the CDC. So you can't easily find people you would follow on twitter.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  If there's anything with a low signal noise ratio it's Twitter. It's tuned so it's ideal for short meaningless bits of info and totally awkward for anything more because of the need to split it into multiple parts which have their own confusing reply threads. There's a reason threadreader exists. Because Twitter just sucks at conveying anything more than "look what I just had for dinner". By design no less.
calderwoodra 3y ago
I didn't quite get what to compare here at first, but now I see it - the whole first page of twitter links are "1 day ago" or younger, while only the first link from threads is that recent.
- nostromo 3y ago
  Yeah it’s pretty telling… The fifth most-recently posted thing on Threads is 77 days old. On “X” it was a few hours ago.

by Laaas 3y ago

Javalicious 3y ago

Also - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=blueskyweb.org https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=blueskyweb.org Is there a way to get Mastodon linked news?

rsynnott 3y ago
Not easily. You could run through the big instances (mastodon.online/social, hachyderm etc etc) but there are quite a lot of reasonably large ones, and also some interesting people either use extremely niche ones or have their own single-user instance.
consumer451 3y ago
This does not actually show posts made on bsky. Those would link to bsky.app. However, there is currently no easy way to read bsky posts without an account. Although this is now a priority for bsky devs.

graeme 3y ago

I tried threads and stopped. It occurs to me though that it’s possible Facebook is building a product not targeted at me. I use Twitter to follow several hyper specialized communities where the info is world class. Threads was kinda entertaining stuff but felt low signal. I’m not a huge instagram user though and that is way bigger than Twitter. If Meta builds instagram/tiktok for text it might be much worse for the sort of submissions HN finds interesting but also see more overall uptake. I noticed Threads still massively outranks twitter in App Store ratings.

m3kw9 3y ago
Care to share some of these communities?
- graeme 3y ago
  Really depends on your interest. So my list won't be of general interest. But I've found Twitter good for: * Ukraine War coverage (less since Elon took over, he downranked it) * Coronavirus: you can find a lot of scientists discussing new studies * Business info/marketing etc: useful for company owners Haven't found any of these on Threads yet. Threads actually blocks coronavirus searches and redirects to the CDC. So you can't easily find people you would follow on twitter.
wkat4242 3y ago
If there's anything with a low signal noise ratio it's Twitter. It's tuned so it's ideal for short meaningless bits of info and totally awkward for anything more because of the need to split it into multiple parts which have their own confusing reply threads. There's a reason threadreader exists. Because Twitter just sucks at conveying anything more than "look what I just had for dinner". By design no less.

calderwoodra 3y ago

I didn't quite get what to compare here at first, but now I see it - the whole first page of twitter links are "1 day ago" or younger, while only the first link from threads is that recent.

nostromo 3y ago
Yeah it’s pretty telling… The fifth most-recently posted thing on Threads is 77 days old. On “X” it was a few hours ago.