{"id":1025,"date":"2020-04-10T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T11:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/ipapps\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:22:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T11:22:27","slug":"facebook-launches-threads-app-woven-into-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.txd9.com\/?p=1025","title":{"rendered":"Facebook launches &#039;Threads&#039; app woven into Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pic1.tadke.com\/imgs\/tech2lims\/0409\/31eojhtjoug.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook launched a visual messaging app that ties into Instagram lists of &amp;quot;close friends,&amp;quot; ramping up its challenge t\"><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js mt-3\">\n                Facebook launched a visual messaging app that ties into Instagram lists of &#8220;close friends,&#8221; ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><p>Facebook on Thursday launched Threads, an image-centric messaging app designed to weave tight circles of Instagram friends together, while ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat.<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \/4988204\/TechX_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<p>Threads is its own separate smartphone app, but ties into lists of &#8220;close friends&#8221; that Instagram began letting users create late last year, according to director of product Robby Stein.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Threads is the fastest way to share a photo or video with your close friends on Instagram,&#8221; Stein said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Messages from your close friends list will appear in both Threads and Direct, so you have full control over how and with whom you want to interact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Threads app opens directly in smartphone cameras, making it easy to share photos or video in a visual messaging style that has been a hit with young users who have flocked to Snapchat and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Letting people shift from broadcasting images publicly to sharing more privately is also in keeping with an emphasis by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on creating &#8220;digital living rooms&#8221; rather than online &#8220;town halls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For your smaller circle of friends, we saw the need to stay more connected throughout the day, so you can communicate what you&#8217;re doing and how you&#8217;re feeling through photos and videos,&#8221; Stein said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why we built Threads, a new way to message with close friends in a dedicated, private space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Threads gives users the option of automatically sharing status updates including where they are, say at a cafe or on the go, without sharing exact locations.<\/p>\n<p>The feature promises to raise privacy concerns, given criticism that has pounded Facebook regarding how well it safeguards people&#8217;s data.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can choose from a suggested status, create your own or turn on Auto Status, which automatically shares little bits of context on where you are without giving away your coordinates,&#8221; Stein said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Only your close friends will see your status, and it&#8217;s completely opt-in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Threads began rolling out globally for smartphones powered by Apple or Google-backed Android software.<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook launched a visual messaging app that ties into Instagram lists of &#8220;close friends,&#8221; 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