social media Archives - Bob's Hide Out Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:12:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Threads is the Latest Social Media App Taking the World By Storm, But is it Here to Stay? https://bobshideout.com/threads-is-the-latest-social-media-app-taking-the-world-by-storm-but-is-it-here-to-stay/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://bobshideout.com/?p=2149 Thousands of new apps emerge every day, but only a rare few make an actual impact. With 80 million downloads just two days after its release, the new Meta app Threads seems to be making a real impact, but will it manage to stand the test of time? Threads was launched on July 5, as […]

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]]> Thousands of new apps emerge every day, but only a rare few make an actual impact. With 80 million downloads just two days after its release, the new Meta app Threads seems to be making a real impact, but will it manage to stand the test of time?

Threads was launched on July 5, as a sister app to Instagram, and it quickly built an impressive user base. It became the most rapidly downloaded app of all time, breaking the record previously held by ChatGPT, but what’s the big deal, and will this app live up to the hype?

Part of the reason why so many people were quick to download Threads is the social media conglomerate behind it. Meta also gave us such hit apps as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and Threads is actually an Instagram-adjacent app so it was super-easy to install it if you already have an Instagram account.

Another reason why Threads experience such a huge boom is the fact it was introduced as Twitter’s main competitor. Many think pieces described it as the “Twitter killer” because Meta launched is a perfect time, as more and more users get increasingly disappointed by Twitter’s recent changes.

Twitter and Threads are both text-based conversation apps, and the similarities behind them are uncanny. Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be happy about it, and it was recently announced that Twitter threatened legal action over Meta’s new app, putting its future in jeopardy.

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]]> Paid Verification is Becoming a New Normal on Social Media https://bobshideout.com/paid-verification-is-becoming-a-new-normal-on-social-media/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://bobshideout.com/?p=2040 Being verified on Instagram or Twitter used to be a badge of honor, but those days are long behind us. The exclusive verified club is slowly becoming a thing of the past, as more and more social media platforms introduce paid verification services. A few months ago, people lost it after Elon Musk overtook Twitter, […]

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]]> Being verified on Instagram or Twitter used to be a badge of honor, but those days are long behind us. The exclusive verified club is slowly becoming a thing of the past, as more and more social media platforms introduce paid verification services.

A few months ago, people lost it after Elon Musk overtook Twitter, and massive firings weren’t his only innovation. He also introduced Twitter Blue, an opt-in, paid subscription that adds a blue checkmark to your account for $8 a month.

People were very vocal about their opposition to Twitter charging users $8 for a blue checkmark. Author Stephen King famously tweeted he’ll be “gone like Enron” if Twitter starts charging $20 for verification, as Musk initially proposed.

Those days now seem like a distant past, and Twitter Blue became the new normal on this social media platform. Certain requirements still exist, and users who pay for this feature get such perks as editing and undoing tweets, tweeting up to 4,000 characters, and more.

Just when we stopped talking about Twitter’s paid verification, Meta decided to go down the same road. Instagram and Facebook are also introducing paid subscription services, costing $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 for iPhone users. Meta said this wouldn’t affect previously verified accounts, but simply give new paying users a blue badge, increased visibility, and easier access to customer service.

Will other social media platforms follow suit and introduce paid verification, as well? Well, it turns out that Snapchat launched its exclusive subscription service Snapchat+ before Twitter and Meta even jumped on board. We’re definitely living in the age of paid social media, and no one is going off the grid… not even Stephen King.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> social media Archives - Bob's Hide Out Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:12:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Threads is the Latest Social Media App Taking the World By Storm, But is it Here to Stay? https://bobshideout.com/threads-is-the-latest-social-media-app-taking-the-world-by-storm-but-is-it-here-to-stay/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://bobshideout.com/?p=2149 Thousands of new apps emerge every day, but only a rare few make an actual impact. With 80 million downloads just two days after its release, the new Meta app Threads seems to be making a real impact, but will it manage to stand the test of time? Threads was launched on July 5, as […]

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]]> Thousands of new apps emerge every day, but only a rare few make an actual impact. With 80 million downloads just two days after its release, the new Meta app Threads seems to be making a real impact, but will it manage to stand the test of time?

Threads was launched on July 5, as a sister app to Instagram, and it quickly built an impressive user base. It became the most rapidly downloaded app of all time, breaking the record previously held by ChatGPT, but what’s the big deal, and will this app live up to the hype?

Part of the reason why so many people were quick to download Threads is the social media conglomerate behind it. Meta also gave us such hit apps as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and Threads is actually an Instagram-adjacent app so it was super-easy to install it if you already have an Instagram account.

Another reason why Threads experience such a huge boom is the fact it was introduced as Twitter’s main competitor. Many think pieces described it as the “Twitter killer” because Meta launched is a perfect time, as more and more users get increasingly disappointed by Twitter’s recent changes.

Twitter and Threads are both text-based conversation apps, and the similarities behind them are uncanny. Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be happy about it, and it was recently announced that Twitter threatened legal action over Meta’s new app, putting its future in jeopardy.

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]]> Paid Verification is Becoming a New Normal on Social Media https://bobshideout.com/paid-verification-is-becoming-a-new-normal-on-social-media/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://bobshideout.com/?p=2040 Being verified on Instagram or Twitter used to be a badge of honor, but those days are long behind us. The exclusive verified club is slowly becoming a thing of the past, as more and more social media platforms introduce paid verification services. A few months ago, people lost it after Elon Musk overtook Twitter, […]

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]]> Being verified on Instagram or Twitter used to be a badge of honor, but those days are long behind us. The exclusive verified club is slowly becoming a thing of the past, as more and more social media platforms introduce paid verification services.

A few months ago, people lost it after Elon Musk overtook Twitter, and massive firings weren’t his only innovation. He also introduced Twitter Blue, an opt-in, paid subscription that adds a blue checkmark to your account for $8 a month.

People were very vocal about their opposition to Twitter charging users $8 for a blue checkmark. Author Stephen King famously tweeted he’ll be “gone like Enron” if Twitter starts charging $20 for verification, as Musk initially proposed.

Those days now seem like a distant past, and Twitter Blue became the new normal on this social media platform. Certain requirements still exist, and users who pay for this feature get such perks as editing and undoing tweets, tweeting up to 4,000 characters, and more.

Just when we stopped talking about Twitter’s paid verification, Meta decided to go down the same road. Instagram and Facebook are also introducing paid subscription services, costing $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 for iPhone users. Meta said this wouldn’t affect previously verified accounts, but simply give new paying users a blue badge, increased visibility, and easier access to customer service.

Will other social media platforms follow suit and introduce paid verification, as well? Well, it turns out that Snapchat launched its exclusive subscription service Snapchat+ before Twitter and Meta even jumped on board. We’re definitely living in the age of paid social media, and no one is going off the grid… not even Stephen King.

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