Gregory's ServerSo numerous brands are giving up on Threads by Instagram, allegedly due to lack of engagement π BBC Gives Up On Threads (By Instagram), Sticks With Mastodon https://darnell.day/bbc-gives-up-on-threads-by-instagram-sticks-with-mastodon Instead of simply adding a link option to Instagram, Meta decided to create a new app that collects user data. This move by BBC tells you how good Mastodon is right now.
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@nixCraft Thread was a stupid idea from the start, it didn't offer anything new, Twitter is still a much better option than thread. @nixCraft everyone be sure to follow and engage! π @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @dave @nixCraft @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 threads has no real features that allowed user engagement. I welcome competition even as bad as it was with user data. It's healthy for the internet in general to have options. That said. What a poorly thought out plan from the get go. Not allowing basic features like being able to look at hashtags or trending topics was such a waste. @dave @BBCRadio4 @LillianVS @nixCraft @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBC_News_Labs if Iβm not mistaken, once you signed up your insta acc was tied to threads permanently? @dave @nixCraft @BBCRD @BBC_News_Labs @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 This highlights a big problem with mastodon, the terrible search results. Searching for "BBC News" or "BBCNews" only results in bot accounts that aren't affiliated with the bbc. Unless you already know the name of an account there's no easy way of finding it. @geoffl If you can see it then this sounds like a good idea: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/21045  @dave@az.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social @BBCRD@social.bbc @BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc @BBC5Live@social.bbc @BBCRadio4@social.bbc   @nixCraft @timrichards thereβs so many people writing essays in their Instagram captions so people are clearly not adverse to text based Instagram run platforms. They could have easily done well with a great Twitter alternative but they failed  > BBC prefers to control its social narrative BBC prefers to control EVERY narrative. "How cool is that?" Not very; a little bit fascist, even. Be very very wary of them being in the Fediverse, please. Just another day in tech-bro failure. So glad they are in charge of leading humanity to its future. |
Threads is pretty dead when I log into it.