▲ 701 ▼ Facebook's "Threads" has lost more than half of its users (www.bbc.com) submitted 3 years ago by eurekaphoenix@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] srwax@feddit.ch 61 points 3 years ago (2 children) Isn't half still like 50 million users? It's not nothing permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah, I don't get these articles. Most users don't stick around on a platform, but if enough do and form a critical mass, it'll succeed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) like lemmy! right! right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Kinda. Lemmy doesn't have anywhere near 50 million users, but the thousands we do have is enough to keep the community churning away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Plus the bots help. Bots posting things from news organizations and taking from Reddit help this place have content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I am here for it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Those users who dropped $100 for Sync should at least stick around: permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago I’ve noticed it on all social media sites; this desire to talk down about the other platforms and reinforce why yours is the best. Which in part, I get it. If you really liked Twitter you wouldn’t necessarily be hanging out here, but these articles are definitely weird. It’s like following your ex just so you can tell yourself you’re better off now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Engagement is down to 6 minutes per user per day down from 21 minutes at launch. For perspective Twitter is at 34.8 minutes per user per day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Speculater@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (4 children) I wonder what Lemmy is.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am definitely bumping that stat up singlehandedly by an unhealthy amount. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Me too, I looked around but it doesn't seem like lemmy tracks that metric, or if they do they haven't released it, the best I found was a posts per hour graph from 2 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Username checks out ^(sorry for the redditism 🙈) permalink fedilink source parent [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Lemmy isn't here to sell ads so I hope we never have to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah, I don't get these articles. Most users don't stick around on a platform, but if enough do and form a critical mass, it'll succeed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) like lemmy! right! right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Kinda. Lemmy doesn't have anywhere near 50 million users, but the thousands we do have is enough to keep the community churning away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Plus the bots help. Bots posting things from news organizations and taking from Reddit help this place have content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I am here for it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Those users who dropped $100 for Sync should at least stick around: permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago I’ve noticed it on all social media sites; this desire to talk down about the other platforms and reinforce why yours is the best. Which in part, I get it. If you really liked Twitter you wouldn’t necessarily be hanging out here, but these articles are definitely weird. It’s like following your ex just so you can tell yourself you’re better off now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) like lemmy! right! right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Kinda. Lemmy doesn't have anywhere near 50 million users, but the thousands we do have is enough to keep the community churning away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Plus the bots help. Bots posting things from news organizations and taking from Reddit help this place have content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I am here for it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Those users who dropped $100 for Sync should at least stick around: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) Kinda. Lemmy doesn't have anywhere near 50 million users, but the thousands we do have is enough to keep the community churning away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Plus the bots help. Bots posting things from news organizations and taking from Reddit help this place have content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ronalicious@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I am here for it! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Plus the bots help. Bots posting things from news organizations and taking from Reddit help this place have content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago I'm not a fan of the bots - they spam the same link across a bunch of communities. I'd much prefer real engagement, but I can block them, so that's fine, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Those users who dropped $100 for Sync should at least stick around: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago I’ve noticed it on all social media sites; this desire to talk down about the other platforms and reinforce why yours is the best. Which in part, I get it. If you really liked Twitter you wouldn’t necessarily be hanging out here, but these articles are definitely weird. It’s like following your ex just so you can tell yourself you’re better off now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Engagement is down to 6 minutes per user per day down from 21 minutes at launch. For perspective Twitter is at 34.8 minutes per user per day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Speculater@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (4 children) I wonder what Lemmy is.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am definitely bumping that stat up singlehandedly by an unhealthy amount. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Me too, I looked around but it doesn't seem like lemmy tracks that metric, or if they do they haven't released it, the best I found was a posts per hour graph from 2 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Username checks out ^(sorry for the redditism 🙈) permalink fedilink source parent [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Lemmy isn't here to sell ads so I hope we never have to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (4 children) I wonder what Lemmy is.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am definitely bumping that stat up singlehandedly by an unhealthy amount. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Me too, I looked around but it doesn't seem like lemmy tracks that metric, or if they do they haven't released it, the best I found was a posts per hour graph from 2 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Username checks out ^(sorry for the redditism 🙈) permalink fedilink source parent [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Lemmy isn't here to sell ads so I hope we never have to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am definitely bumping that stat up singlehandedly by an unhealthy amount. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Me too, I looked around but it doesn't seem like lemmy tracks that metric, or if they do they haven't released it, the best I found was a posts per hour graph from 2 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Username checks out ^(sorry for the redditism 🙈) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Lemmy isn't here to sell ads so I hope we never have to find out. permalink fedilink source parent