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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Yahoo
Threads Adds Trending Topic Highlights In-Stream
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. Meta's adding another way to help Threads users stay in touch with the latest trending chatter, with new in-stream markers of trending topics that will help to guide users towards rising discussions. As you can see in this example, Threads is looking to drive more in-the-moment engagement around key events, by signifying trending topics in the Threads feed. As explained by Meta: 'The Threads highlighter elevates and emphasizes unique perspectives that lead to thoughtful conversations. To start, you'll see the highlighter in important parts of the app where you discover content, and to mark Trending topics – with more placements coming soon.' It's another way to drive more trending discussion, with Threads still working to improve its in-the-moment feel as it seeks to take on Elon Musk's X. Which, despite X's challenges, and Threads' relative growth, remains a big challenge. X is still the spiritual home for many live discussion groups, with sports fans, in particular, still heavily aligned to the app. Indeed, sport remains the single biggest driver of discussion on X, and it's these groups of embedded, habitual X users that will be tough for Threads to win over. Because people have made connections on Twitter/X, they've established behaviors that align with the platform, they've built expanded, international groups of friends and fellow fans, to the point where it'll be difficult to get them all to migrate to a new app. So they'll keep using X, until there's a clear reason not to. And with Threads thus far not being the greatest facilitator of live, in-the-moment chats, it clearly hasn't been able to get these audiences across as yet. Maybe an emphasis on trending topics will help, in driving more topical discussion and engagement, while Meta's also investing in sports partnerships to bring unique, live content to the app, and improving its algorithmic approach to better emphasize live discussion. There's no singular answer on this front, but maybe, through an accumulation of these efforts, Threads will be able to make inroads on this, and build the app into a more active hive of real-time discussion, and a valuable facilitator of trending chats. It's not there yet, but elements like this are another small step in that larger direction. Recommended Reading Meta Announces Oakley-Branded AI Glasses Aimed at Athletes Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Washington Post
5 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Carolyn Hax: How to let go of a love that has hit a ‘dead end'?
Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: How do you let go of a relationship that still has a lot of love and fun in it but has hit a dead end? Namely, one partner wants to start taking steps toward marriage and children, while the other partner isn't ready for those things and says they aren't interested in making a 'five-year plan' right now.
ABC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Palestinian authorities say Gaza death toll now more than 56,000
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News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
The logistics behind State of Origin in the AFL
State of Origin has once again risen as a point of discussion in the AFL with talks developing.
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Inside Richard Hughes' first year at Liverpool: Anfield chief arrived with daunting to-do list... but here's how club's 'stubborn' mastermind wooed Slot, kept hold of Salah and Van Dijk and squeezed £10m out of Real Madrid for Alexander-Arnold
There was a knock at the door and Arne Slot opened it. The man standing behind it was a suited-and-booted Glasweigan chap and he walked in, chunky ring-binder under arm ready for his host to stick the kettle on or pour a bottle of red, looking like a teacher about to give a lesson.
