Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by ceejayoz on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:50PM
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It'd be a lot more compelling to me if it had a "people I follow" feed. I get that they didn't want it to be empty on launch, but at least giving me the option would mean I could at least have a chance of seeing mainly people I know on there.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by input_sh on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:52PM
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There should be one? Don't use it personally, but apparently they've introduced it a few days ago: https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/threads-update-...
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by elicash on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:51PM
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That launched like a day or two ago -- though it doesn't remember your last setting and is hard to find.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
by ceejayoz on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:07PM
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Maybe they're A/B testing it; I don't see any such option.
> Mr Zuckerberg [...] described the situation as "normal" and said he anticipated retention to improve as new features were added to the app.
I think if it was normal, they wouldn't have publicly spiked the football after the admittedly incredible signup numbers. They would have been a bit more humble, said they expected most users to leave soon after, but that this is an encouraging sign (or something to that effect). Maybe a bit more celebratory, but playing with expectations a bit more. They started off with INCREDIBLY humble talking points about likelihood of failure and then I think just got too excited.
None of this is to suggest they have no chance. They still have a ton of users and I'd still consider the launch a success overall.