Threads

A blue butterfly squares up to a spool of thread…

The post X-battle: Threads is down, but not out Members Public

The fight to capture ex-X users heats up, as Meta, the sleeping giant, wakes up and realises that it has a blue butterfly problem…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media
A spool of thread, tanged and messed up

How Threads got tangled Members Public

Meta's Twitter clone is struggling with engagement bait and over-zealous moderation. Meanwhile, has The Economist figured out how to attract Gen Z without TikTok?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads
How many people are you — and how many ways do you represent yourself?

How many people are you? Members Public

Meta is up to its old tricks, the WordPress meltdown continues, and Shorts aren't long enough, it seems. Happy Monday!

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads

Mastodon loves journalism — and even Threads is warming to it Members Public

A glimpse into a possible social media future for journalism.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media
A woman walks away down a rainy street, leaving behind unwanted flowers in the gutter.

Facebook is done with our shit, frankly Members Public

It's never easy being dumped. But Meta has dumped us good and hard. We need to accept that — and move on.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

News Roundup: De-politicising Threads and profitable Indies Members Public

Another round-up of audience news, derived from my sessions with my Audience Strategy students at City, University of London.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media

Better Threads than dead Members Public

Threads has gone global by finally launching in the EU, and is beginning to add ActivityPub, connecting it to the Mastodon world. Could it be winning?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Meta
Redundant journalists walking from the darkness into the light.

How to accidentally create a competitor Members Public

What’s to stop a bunch of people you just laid off from launching a competitor? Almost nothing, it turns out…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads