Threads, Meta’s X option, Twitter, in the east, had almost everything that was necessary to succeed. It is supported by one of the large technology companies. It is directly integrated with Instagram, mega popular photo sharing app. With all its powers, the threads were able to grow 100 million users In just 5 days.
However, an important element was that the stage was missing: a ‘dot com’ domain name.
However, by 24 April, Meta has solved the URL problem of threads. Threds.com now officially indicates users for the web version of the thread platform.
“Today, we are going from Threds.net to Threds.com,” Meta Said In a announcement posted on the company blog with feature updates on the platform.
As Elon Musk has put his unique seal on X, many generous users are looking for new social media homes. X contestants such as Blussky and Threads appear win As an official Twitter replacement, although neither has come close to achieving significant mass.
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Threads are finally using threds.com as its official URL will not beat X alone, but is a study Shown That Internet users still use and believe the name of .com domain more than any other domain extension. This will only help the platform from Threds.net to Threds.com.
Originally thread Launched Strictly as a mobile app in July 2023. A month later, Threads rolled out the web version of the social media platform. However, threads on the web were located on the first threads.
Why? At that time, Meta was not only the owner of the dot-com domain. Many users When Meta launched the platform, he went to Threats.com. However, users who visited the URL were then directed on a website for a startup company that was creating a slack option called Threads – exactly not an ideal user experience.
Unexpectedly, Slack Options Unfortunately Nominated Threads mentioned that it received interest from meta. Next year, Startup Announced The company acquired the company. Then, in September 2024, Tech Outlet noticed Information about the ownership of the ownership listed in the Whois Domain Record for Threds.com was indicated to a new owner – Meta.
It is not clear how much Meta paid for the domain name, but on Thursday, the company made Threads.com official.
