According to New York Times, Meta is considering creating a social network similar to Twitter, taking advantage of the uncertainty around the company, which was acquired and led by Elon Musk. To be honest, it was only a matter of time before any technology company even considered developing a platform for microblogging confront Twitter, which is not going through the best moment.
The fact that Meta is becoming one of the main candidates to create a competitor to Twitter is also not a surprise. Why? Led by Mark Zuckerberg They are experts at copying the successes of other social networks.. The way they copied several features from TikTok for Instagram integration is just one of many examples.
At the moment, yes, there is nothing concrete in the Meta yet. The aforementioned media outlet mentions that an internal team has gathered to conduct brainstorm whose goal was to determine how they could create the next Twitter.
One suggestion is to develop a text messaging app that is as close as possible to the Twitter we all know. Of course, Meta will take advantage of the technology already present on Instagram to save time and resources.
However, there are also ideas to do everything within Instagram. Some employees suggested integrating note systemwhile others prefer to enter new innings – with its own tab – only for text posts. In fact, some names like Realtime, Real Reels and Instant are already being processed internally.
It’s worth noting that Meta isn’t the only one interested in building a social network like Twitter. It is known that some former employees who were left without work after mass layoffs on the orders of Elon Musk, without wasting time, joined forces and started developing their own platforms. Perhaps in the coming months we will see progress on these projects.
Mastodon and Hive Social are also taking advantage of the Twitter crisis
Obviously, there are other social networks that are closely following what is happening on Twitter. mastodon It was he who made the most noise, because even before the purchase by Elon Musk, he was positioned as the preferred alternative for many.
Soon after, Beehive Social it also consolidated the user base; many of them were recorded that night, when hundreds of Twitter employees refused to accept the new work culture imposed by the mogul. They chose to retire, leaving a gap in key positions. Many believed that Twitter was approaching its final destination, even though there were only a few hours of general panic.
The latest to take advantage of the Twitter crisis and even ridicule it is tumblr. This social network made fun of the disaster of the proven Twitter Blue system. It has seen a significant increase in traffic over the past few weeks, although this is largely due to the fact that the rules again allowed the publication of nudity.
“The toxicity surrounding Twitter and some of the actions of the new owners lead me to believe that there is a great opportunity for the platform microblogging with a different business model. Now there are many opportunities to take advantage of social media platforms, and people feel this opportunity,” he said. New York Times Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at New York University.
Source: Hiper Textual
