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Threads app by Instagram

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Apparently it got 70 million users in the first 2 days. What do people think will become of it?

I joined the bandwagon and started posting a few word puzzles/games https://www.threads.net/@wordgamegeeks
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I'm tentative on joining myself. Feel like it's the best way for me to feel active again on social media but I feel like the app's gonna be a flash in the pan.
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I get the feeling Threads is going to last longer than Twitter. I don't know if it'll take a while or not but Mark Zuckerberg already owns a ton of social media and although he and Elon Musk are just as insane as each other, Zuckerberg is a lot quieter about it.
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Piaras Piarasman wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:58 pm I get the feeling Threads is going to last longer than Twitter. I don't know if it'll take a while or not but Mark Zuckerberg already owns a ton of social media and although he and Elon Musk are just as insane as each other, Zuckerberg is a lot quieter about it.
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I only went on to find out about Huw Edwards
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Off-topic real quick, how do you pronounce that name? I assume the same as "Ho" but I wanna fully make sure
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Like the name Hugh so Hyoo.

How was that for real quick?
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I prefer ho
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Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:34 am Like the name Hugh so Hyoo.

How was that for real quick?
Very quick, thank you.
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Is it accessible without an Insta account?
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Ian Volante wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:41 pm Is it accessible without an Insta account?
The Instagram Help Site wrote:"Threads currently isn't available to everyone. To create a profile on Threads, you'll need to sign in with your Instagram account. If you don't have an Instagram account, you can create one. You can create one profile on Threads for each Instagram account you have."
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Because I associate Instagram with photos, I assumed "Threads" was related to clothing / fashion. Reading this topic it seems it's a rival to Twitter, but the name threw me.
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Andres Sanchez wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:36 pm
Ian Volante wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:41 pm Is it accessible without an Insta account?
The Instagram Help Site wrote:"Threads currently isn't available to everyone. To create a profile on Threads, you'll need to sign in with your Instagram account. If you don't have an Instagram account, you can create one. You can create one profile on Threads for each Instagram account you have."
Ah, oh well.
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