How to pick up rivalries with other social media platforms is definitely knows the Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO. First he was taking reels idea from TikTok, then stories idea from Snapchat and now he comes after Twitter. Recently Meta introduced ‘Threads’, micro-blogging platform just like Twitter. If you have an Instagram account, you have a direct gateway to Threads.
After its launched your Instagram stories must be flooded by posts on Meta’s Threads. If you are a Twitter fan, then you definitely couldn’t resist but you should give Threads a shot because it is now talk-of-the-town app. Threads is almost look like Twitter but there is some subtle differences between them.
Just when Elon Musk thought he only had the micro-blogging concept, Mark Zuckerberg launched his Threads to become the only rival to this social media platform. After its launch Threads hit 10 million users in 6hrs. In this article you are going to know about Threads and how the Threads is different from Twitter based on their features. Even if they look similar on surface but they have some subtle differences between them, that you should know.
What is Threads
Meta’s Threads is a micro-blogging platform. In this you can share short text in the form of “threads.” If you are using Twitter, then you have already familiar with thread. If you have an Instagram account you can directly sign up to the Thread. Along with text updates, you can also share messages, photos, videos and post links. You can also join over your favorite topic on public conversations.
How To Sign Up On Thread
- First you have to download this “Threads” app from either Play Store or App Store, and install it to your device.
- After that launch the app and select your Instagram account, instantly you will be signed into your Threads account. If you don’t have an Instagram account then you have to create an account to use this app. Through your Instagram account you can instantly signed into your account. You just have to press on continue button.
- After that you are given an option to add your profile picture, bio and a link. Before you’re directed to your Threads feed, if you want, you can also import all this information from your Instagram account.
- Next you can choose your privacy preference of your account, either private or public.
- After that you can follow the accounts that you want. By default your Threads app suggest you the accounts to follow that based on following lists of your Instagram. At a starting point you will notice that your feed will be full with random users’ content.
- Once you have chosen to follow the account you have wanted, you will ready to start your thread Threads journey. In app itself, you can start writing your thoughts and if you want to share that with your followers, then you can share the post on your Instagram story.
How Instagram Threads Is Different From Twitter?
Character Limit
The main charm of these two micro-blogging apps Twitter and Threads is limited character count. With Twitter it has 280 characters and beyond that , in same thread either you can write another post or you can start a new thread.
In case of Threads, character limit is 500, that means you can write more and express better on Thread than Musk’s Twitter app.
Account Creation
To create an account on Threads you should have an Instagram account. You can’t sign up Threads without Instagram account because while setting up your Threads account, this app ask you to select your Instagram account. That means Threads access to only the existing user base of Instagram.
On the other hand Twitter doesn’t have such
requirement. You can sign up directly on Twitter, it doesn’t need any additional app.
What’s Trending
Twitter is a popular platform around the world. In homepage of the Twitter you will find the “Trending” tab. When you tap on that tab , it will show you the lists of trending hashtags and topics all over the world.
In case of Threads, as of now there is no such tab on the app, that gives you the important news and updates. You can just scroll through the feed to know and learn from the pages you were following or any random pages that appear on your feed. That is pretty like good old Instagram.
Following List
In Twitter you can see two different tabs with “following” and “followers.”
In Threads there is no “following” lists on the profile. To know the following, you have to tap on “followers” tab, then go to the “following” section.
Retweets and Reposts
In both Threads and Twitter have pretty much the same reshare option excep its name.
On Twitter, you can “retweet” something as it is or retweet with a quote and in Threads you can “repost” as it is or repost with a quote.
Security and Privacy
In case of privacy on Threads , you can use hidden words. That means you can hide comments and replies that contain a specific word you don’t want to see. In Twitter it called as “muted words.” This is the best feature those who want to protect themselves from abusive language.
Account Deletion
If you want to delete your Threads account, you may have to delete your Instagram account too. That means you have to sign an all-in deal, when you join Threads.
In case of Twitter, you can easily deactivate or delete your Twitter account. First you can deactivate your account, then delete it. With in 30 days if you are not reactivate your Twitter account, then it’s get deleted permanently.
