summary
- Meta's X rival, Threads, has added a “Trending Now” feature to keep users interested.
- Trending topics in threads are algorithm-based, not personalized, peer-reviewed, and currently limited to the United States.
- The thread search tab has evolved to include keyword searches in addition to user profiles, but needs more functionality to be on par with X.
Meta launched Threads in July 2023, twitter X. At its launch, the platform lacked many basic features, but Meta engineers worked around the clock to add them to the social networking service. In response to this trend, Meta announced the addition of a “Trending Now” section to threads. This allows you to find popular and trending topics being discussed on the platform.
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If you've ever looked at the “Trends” section in X, the implementation of Threads is somewhat similar.From the bottom navigation bar[検索]When you tap the icon, a search menu will appear, below which[トレンド中]section will be displayed. Previously, “Follow” suggestions were displayed below the search bar. However, unlike X, the trending topics are not broken down into different categories such as sports, news, and entertainment.
Meta first started testing trending topics on threads in February of this year. The company says its algorithm will display up to five trending topics based on engagement across the platform and will not be personalized based on user preferences. Topics are not limited to news articles, but also what people post in threads.
Meta's content specialists review trending topics and search results for violations of our community guidelines. If you don't like a proposed topic or think it violates our guidelines, you can manually report it to Meta. This will help the company improve its AI system to surface more relevant topics.
Similar to some thread features, the Trending section is currently limited to the United States with selected trending topics. That will change eventually, but we don't know exactly when.
The thread search tab has been enhanced since its release.
When Threads was first launched, the search tab offered only one feature: searching for user profiles. However, in the months since its debut, Meta has increased its usefulness by adding and improving keyword search functionality.
This is just one of the many improvements Meta has made to threads recently. The company released its Threads desktop app for Windows PCs last week, but it turned out to be a web app in disguise.
The addition of a trending section is a welcome change, but Meta still has work to do, as it needs to add more features to threads to be on par with its main competitor, X. There is.
