Meta threads to replace X, previous Twitter had almost every thread needed to succeed. It is supported by one of the biggest high-tech companies. It is directly integrated with Mega’s popular photo sharing app, Instagram. By combining all of that power, the thread was able to grow into 100 million users In just 5 days.
However, there was one important factor missing from the platform. The “dotcom” domain name.
However, as of April 24th, Meta had resolved the thread URL issue. threads.com Currently, users are officially specifying the web version of the thread platform.
“Today we are moving from threads.net to threads.com,” Meta I said An announcement posted on the company’s blog has updated features to the platform.
Many liberal users are looking for new social media homes as Elon Musk continues to put his unique stamps on X. It seems that competitors like X BlueSky and Threads have it I won As an official Twitter alternative, neither of them is nearing achieving critical mass.
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Threads will not ultimately use Streams.com as the official URL to beat X alone There’s research It is displayed Internet users use and trust the .com domain name more than any other domain extension. This move from threads.net to threads.com is useful only for the platform.
Originally a thread Release In July 2023, strictly as a mobile app. A month later, the thread rolled out the web version of its social media platform. However, threads on the web were previously found on threads.net.
why? At the time, Meta simply did not own the DOT-COM domain. Lots of users I went to threads.com when Meta launched the platform. However, users who visited the URL were directed at the website of a startup company that was building a slack alternative called threads. This is not the ideal user experience.
Naturally, unfortunately, the Slack alternative later pointed out that it later received the acquisition interest from Meta. The following year, startup announcement That Shopify acquired the company. After that, in September 2024, the technology outlet was released. I noticed The ownership information listed on Streams.com in the WHOIS domain record refers to the new owner, Meta.
It is unclear how much meta was paid for the domain name, but it was created by the company on Thursday. threads.com Official.
