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VALLEY OF SILICON: FACEBOOK WILL SOON RELEASE A TWITTER-LIKE
'THREAD' FEATURE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO COMMENT LIVE AT EVENTS. FACEBOOK WILL
INTRODUCE A 'THREAD' FEATURE TO ITS USERS 'WITH A SMALL GROUP OF PUBLIC
FIGURES,' ACCORDING TO A REPORT PUBLISHED ON THE TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE TECHCRUNCH.
THE FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATION HAS STATED THAT THE THREADED POSTS WILL ALSO
INCLUDE A 'VIEW POST THREAD' BUTTON, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOLLOWERS TO EASILY
NAVIGATE ALL THE POSTS IN THE THREAD. HOWEVER, FACEBOOK HAS NOT YET
REVEALED THE DETAILS OF THE THREAD'S PUBLIC ROLLOUT FEATURE AND IT IS NOT YET
CLEAR WHETHER FACEBOOK WILL EXTEND THIS FEATURE TO MORE USERS.
MATT NAVARA, A TECHNOLOGY BLOGGER AND SOCIAL MEDIA
CONSULTANT, SAYS: "THANKS TO THE THREAD FEATURE, A NEW POST CAN BE ADDED
TO ANY OLD POST TO CREATE A THREAD IN WHICH THE AUDIENCE OF ALL THE POSTS
INCLUDED IS THE SAME AS THE FIRST POST. HE ALSO SHARED SCREENSHOTS OF THE
FEATURE ON TWITTER. ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, THREADS ARE VERY USEFUL DUE
TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ON TWITTER AND USERS COMBINE POSTS TO
COMPLETE THEIR TWEETS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LACK OF CRACKER COUNT RESTRICTIONS
ON FACEBOOK, THREADS CAN WORK DIFFERENTLY. ARE ACCORDING TO THE REPORT,
INSTEAD OF A LONG POST, FACEBOOK THREADS CAN BE USED FOR DIRECT COMMENTARY AT
AN EVENT, WHILE THEY CAN ALSO BE USEFUL FOR INFLUENCERS.
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