Instagram Threads, everything you need to know. How to use it, what to post, will it last?
So unless you’ve been living under a rock for two weeks you probably would have heard about Instagram’s new Twitter-inspired app, Threads… Now that I’ve been playing around with it for a while, here are my thoughts. Let’s start with what it is for those who might not know. It’s pretty much exactly the same as Twitter. If there’s anything Instagram is known for, it’s copying other apps. Stories = Snapchat IGTV = YouTube Reels = TikTok And now Threads = Twitter There’s a lot of chatter about how people think it will fade as quickly as Clubhouse or BeReal, but here’s the thing, Instagram takes the best parts of the apps that are successful. Recently the vibe on Twitter has changed (since Elon bought it). There’s been lots of change and people aren’t happy about it. And I think that’s the reason so many people - 30 million people in the first 48 hours - took to Threads. The platform promotes kindness and community. It has really stripped everything back and is almost like OG Instagram in a way. If you’re mean or a bully in any way you can have your account deactivated. I have actually already seen this happen to people. It’s really different to what we have seen on almost every other platform. The key features 👉🏼 You can post up to 500 characters (longer than the 280 on Twitter) 👉🏼 You can add links to your posts 👉🏼 Hashtags don’t work (still to come) 👉🏼 You can’t flick between different Threads accounts like you can on Instagram 👉🏼 It is connected to your Instagram account, so you’re not creating a new account 👉🏼 You can have a public or private account 👉🏼 You can post videos up to 5 minutes long, gifs, and photos --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elamazurcreative/message