I believe the issue with both Meta/Facebook/Instagram/Threads and Twitter/X is and even TikTok is the culture wars and less about the "features" or integration.
Twitter/X has lost advertising because of the concern by advertisers that they could be put into a "Bud Light" position by having their ads on Twitter/X. Whether because theu implicitly support Elon (someone the vocal left now abhors) or their ads would be adjacent to some content that would cause a cancel event on them.
Meta/Facebook/Instagram/Threads increase was just "social media-ites" exploring another implementation (possible new opportunity for an up and coming influencer) and also as you said Elon haters looking for an alternative.
Tik-tok has cultural issues that go even further. Facebook/Meta and Twitter/X can take advantage of that for the users in the West. Tik-tok cannot recover from their issues (of being Chinese owned) in the West.
Seems X, Meta, and TikTok all agree that a convergence is the end state. Elon voiced it as the public platform for all. Can Zuckerberg win over Elon? TikTok will not - the baggage of China ownership will bog them down in the West.
The question is what happens beyond the West? India for example.
I believe the issue with both Meta/Facebook/Instagram/Threads and Twitter/X is and even TikTok is the culture wars and less about the "features" or integration.
Twitter/X has lost advertising because of the concern by advertisers that they could be put into a "Bud Light" position by having their ads on Twitter/X. Whether because theu implicitly support Elon (someone the vocal left now abhors) or their ads would be adjacent to some content that would cause a cancel event on them.
Meta/Facebook/Instagram/Threads increase was just "social media-ites" exploring another implementation (possible new opportunity for an up and coming influencer) and also as you said Elon haters looking for an alternative.
Tik-tok has cultural issues that go even further. Facebook/Meta and Twitter/X can take advantage of that for the users in the West. Tik-tok cannot recover from their issues (of being Chinese owned) in the West.
Seems X, Meta, and TikTok all agree that a convergence is the end state. Elon voiced it as the public platform for all. Can Zuckerberg win over Elon? TikTok will not - the baggage of China ownership will bog them down in the West.
The question is what happens beyond the West? India for example.
So what do you reckon? Build a threads following just in case?
For me... no, but that’s because I don’t have an Instagram account.
If you already have instagram. Meta/Facebook will be merging the two. If you don’t use instagram, why are you not?
Not on Instagram. Maybe I should?
Just felt like a faff having to create pictures all the time?
Not worth it