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Threads Sees Drop-Off in Engagement After Rapid Growth
Threads Sees Drop-Off in Engagement After Rapid Growth
July 14, 2023  |  Meta

Threads is reportedly experiencing a drop-off in growth and engagement about a week after its debut. The slowdown experienced by Threads, which is Meta’s new text-based social...

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Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
July 13, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Is the social media landscape too crowded? The winners of today’s attention economy don’t seem to think so. That’s why Meta, the parent company of...

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Threads Tops ChatGPT’s Record With 100 Million Users in 5 Days
Threads Tops ChatGPT’s Record With 100 Million Users in 5 Days
July 10, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Threads passed the 100-million user mark this weekend, five days after launching. “That’s mostly organic demand, and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet,” Meta CEO...

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Apple Plants Roots in Threads as Users Approach 100 Million 
Apple Plants Roots in Threads as Users Approach 100 Million 
July 09, 2023  |  Apple

Apple appears to be all-in on Meta’s new text-based app Threads. A report Sunday by 9to5Mac notes that the platform is on the brink of surpassing...

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Report: GTCR’s Worldpay Acquisition Is Largest Buyout Financing Since Twitter
Report: GTCR’s Worldpay Acquisition Is Largest Buyout Financing Since Twitter
July 07, 2023  |  Acquisitions

GTCR’s acquisition of Worldpay is reportedly set to be the largest buyout financing since last year’s Twitter deal. Banks are preparing $9.4 billion of debt, including loans...

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Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Twitter has greeted the launch of Meta’s text-based app Threads with a letter from its lawyer. Elon Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, wrote a letter to...

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Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads debuted Thursday (July 6) with 10 million sign-ups in seven hours. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s envisioning a much higher number,...

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Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has launched its text-based app called Threads. The new app was built by Meta’s Instagram team and offers a space to share posts that...

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Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, which is due to release worldwide on Thursday (July 6), will not be offered in the European Union. Per a preview image of...

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