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Threads rolls out Trending Topics feature, bringing popular discussions to your fingertips
21Mar By adminNo Comments
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Threads rolls out Trending Topics feature, bringing popular discussions to your fingertips

[ad_1] Meta's text-based social media app, Threads, is stepping up its game by introducing a new feature that brings it closer in functionality to X (formerly Twitter). Starting March 19, users in the US now have access to trending topics within the Threads app, similar to the trending tab on X. With the rollout of this feature, Threads aims to compete against the likes of X and Bluesky Social in the race to become the top microblogging platform.Trending Topics feature on ThreadsUsers can now explore trending topics in the "Trending Now" section of the Threads app, accessible from both the Search tab and the For You page. While the feature is currently limited to displaying five trending topics, it provides users with a more dynamic and real-time browsing experience, reported androidcen...
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Meta Tests New AI Features Across Apps in Bid To Boost Appeal
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Meta Tests New AI Features Across Apps in Bid To Boost Appeal

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. is betting artificial intelligence will convince people to spend more time on its social media apps next year and is using the technology to make the biggest changes across its platforms since introducing short-form video Reels in 2020.The company is currently testing more than 20 different generative AI features from search to ads, business messaging and more, across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Eventually it will apply those tools globally.  “We always come back to, ‘How do we create a better community? How do we help people express themselves? How do we build more useful products,'” Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta's vice president of generative AI, said in an interview. “That generally shows up in the metrics if we do a good job. We see more usage, pos...
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As Threads opts, Bluesky makes a big news play
15Oct By adminNo Comments
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As Threads opts, Bluesky makes a big news play

[ad_1] In a notable move, the social media platform Bluesky, supported by Jack Dorsey and boasting a flourishing user base of 1.5 million, has extended an invitation to journalists and news organisations. This invitation allows them to self-verify by setting their websites as their usernames. This development comes as Meta-owned Threads has decided to steer clear of featuring news on its platform. Bluesky has been experiencing rapid growth, attracting individuals with diverse interests spanning politics, sports, and entertainment. Although the platform is still in its early stages, its ambition is clear: to reach 10 million users. Bluesky is now providing the tools for organisations to manage verifications for their journalists. For example, a newsroom can verify its affiliated journali...
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Meta plans launch of Threads web version next week: Report
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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Meta plans launch of Threads web version next week: Report

[ad_1] Meta, the company behind social media apps like Facebook and Instagram, is getting ready to launch a new web version of its app called Threads. This will allow it to better compete with X ( formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms.According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Meta is planning to release Threads on the web in the coming week. But remember, these plans could change. Right now, you can see a few Threads posts on the web, but it's limited because Threads was mostly made for people who use it on their phones. Just last week, Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Threads and Instagram, said they are testing the web version of Threads within their company. In response to a comment about Threads, Mosseri said, "We're working on it! We've been using an early version wi...
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction
23Jul By adminNo Comments
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

[ad_1] After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems.The average amount of time people spend on Threads daily has plummeted more than 75 percent since the platform made a rock star debut on July 6, according to data from Sensor Tower, a market analysis firm. Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for Twitter, a platform that has tumbled into chaos under the leadership of mercurial tycoon Elon Musk. The launch saw sign-ups of more than 100 million users in less than five days, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing consumer app and creating relief and excitement amongst early adopters fleeing Twitter."I actually closed down my Twitter ...
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Threads in a tight spot after active users drop 70%
23Jul By adminNo Comments
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Threads in a tight spot after active users drop 70%

[ad_1] Just after receiving a huge response in the world of microblogging, the popularity of Threads seems to be fading away - fast. Instagram's ambitious attempt to compete with Twitter through its app "Threads" is facing significant challenges.Declining ReportsA Forbes report indicates a sharp decline in user engagement of this so-called Twitter killing app. Despite Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claims of high daily user numbers, the app's daily active users have gone down by a staggering 70 per cent from its peak in early July. It has only 13 million active users currently, down from 44 million from earlier in July. In comparison, Twitter boasts around 200 million daily active users. This decline in user engagement would have come as a nasty shock to Meta especially as the s...
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Amidst Twitter’s lawsuit threat to Threads, Elon Musk continues war of words with Mark Zuckerberg
10Jul By adminNo Comments
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Amidst Twitter’s lawsuit threat to Threads, Elon Musk continues war of words with Mark Zuckerberg

[ad_1] Elon Musk's war of words with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to rage on following the launch of the new Twitter rival called Threads. Both Musk and Zuckerberg have been exchanging blows on their respective microblogging platforms with threats of lawsuits, cryptic posts, and even the possibility of a cage match. In this latest feud, Musk called the Meta CEO a “cuck” on Sunday, in response to a screenshot of Zuckerberg's reply to a post by the American fast food chain Wendy's on Threads.The official Threads handle of Wendy's posted on Sunday, “Hey @Zuck, you should go to space just to make him really mad lol”, to which the Meta CEO replied with a laughing emoji. Twitter user @fentasyl noticed the conversation and posted a screenshot of the same on Twitter, writing that Elon: Pr...
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Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads

[ad_1]  Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk's private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter-rival Threads after being suspended from Twitter last year."ElonJet has arrived to Threads!" read Sweeney's first post on Thursday from the account handle @elonmusksjet, which had over 21,000 followers as of Saturday morning. ElonJet has tracked the movements of Musk's private jet using data available in the public domain. In December Twitter Inc, owned by Musk, suspended the ElonJet account, with the billionaire threatening legal action against the account's operator after saying his son had been mistakenly followed by a "crazy stalker".Meta-owned Threads, posing a direct challenge to Twitter, garnered millions of users in hours, including prominent figu...
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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads

[ad_1] Just how similar is Instagram's chatty new app, Threads, to Twitter?In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads. which it called a “copycat.” Threads has drawn tens of millions of users since launching as the latest rival to Elon Musk's social media platform. Threads creators pushed back on the accusations, and legal experts note that much is still unknown. For now, “it's sort of a big question mark,” Jacob Noti-Victor, an associate professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School who specializes in intellectual property, told The Associated Press.The people starting to explore Threads, however, are already making their own observations.“People are calling it a Twitte...
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Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims

[ad_1] Since Meta Platforms Inc. launched Threads on Wednesday, millions of users have joined the new social platform that promises “positive, productive conversations” — an apparent swipe at the divisive rhetoric that is common on Twitter and other sites.That promise will be more difficult to keep as the app's popularity grows — it's so far drawn 70 million users. That early adopter list includes some connected to the spread of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech on other sites, according to checks by Bloomberg, confirmed by independent researchers. Already, some of those users are testing the limits of the new app, making false claims about elections, casting doubts on vaccine safety, and hurling slurs at the LGBTQ community. “We're already seeing plenty of high-profile ac...
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