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Sep 27

Introducing Threads, a Slack replacement designed for makers. Check out threads.com to see how it works and sign up for our waitlist to gain early access.

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Nov 12

This week at Threads hosted by

@MarkRich388

🎙️ ➡️ We released our Slack importer this week! ➡️ Private threads are now available ➡️ Added voice chat setting in screen share modal Check out more below. ✨

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Tl;dr with

, founder of

— we asked 5 questions on redefining the resume, building a community, and more, and got some 🔥 answers in return. Have 60s? Give it a read.

Hi, I'm Andy. Full name I go by is Andy Chung. I’m the designer and founder of [Read Link]. An interesting fact about me is that half of my family is from Zimbabwe. You've built meditation games,...

Tl;dr with Andy Chung

Nov 11

New character(s) approaching... the conclusion of soup mode—no (more) soup for you! 🧑‍🍳

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Threads has quickly risen to the top tier of my design inspiration list... I'm all in on this product > Slack Here are my 10 favorite design details 👇

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Building apps across platforms? Engineering manager,

@mhwakim

, dives into our lessons learned. ✍️

The do's and don'ts of building apps across platforms

Hi!

I'm Matta, an Engineering Manager here at Threads. We've been building Threads across platforms (web, desktop, iOS, Android) for a few years now. Along the way, we learned some practices that...

Threads' Holiday Outfit Contest

Nov 9

Access everything with more efficiency—CMD+K is the way. ✨ Learn more: bit.ly/threadscmdk

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This avatar style in

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On Friday at 12pm PT, 3 finalists will be chosen based on the # of likes you receive in the replies and will move to the next round (and could win the chance to receive a custom voxel character and have their sweater on Tailor for the season)! We can't wait to see your 'fits!

➡️Make a copy of this

@figma

file (bit.ly/tailorsweater) ➡️Fill in the squares with any solid colors that will result in an outfit design ➡️Submit your design by posting an image reply to this tweet, & include any details that you think might help Tailor make a decision!

figma.com

Figma Community file - Tailor, who greets all new users on Threads, needs a new look for the holiday season. Here's how you can help! Make a copy of this Figma fileFill in the squares with any solid...

Tailor, who greets all new users on Threads, needs a new look for the holiday season. Here's how you can help... 🎨

Choose a writing canvas that works for you. The right backdrop can help inspire the focus and flow needed to type out your thoughts. Available today on

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Nov 7

Threads helps to bridge the gap between the casual and quick with the long-form and thoughtful—here are our tips for when to chat, and when to start a thread. 🙌

IFTTT (if this, then that): when to chat, when to thread

Decision paralysis gets the best of all of us. And if you don't think so? Tell us how long it took to pick a movie to watch the other night.

We make hundreds of decisions a day, sometimes without...

Nov 4

This week at Threads, shared by

@mehdikazi

✍️ ➡️ We released our Android app this week! ➡️ Use /poll in threads, comments, or chats to create a poll ➡️ UX improvements on the Chat tab in iOS Check out more below. ✨

Changelog: Week of 10/31/2022

Hello!

I'm Mehdi, a product engineer at Threads! If you ever want to reach out, send me an email at [Threads Link]!. Here are a few of the improvements we've made to Threads this past week:.

Dancing her way from TikTok to Threads, we're excited to welcome Paulina Ramos to the mobile eng team! 🥳

Nov 4

New character(s) approaching... it's time to shift into soup mode. 🥫

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Nov 3

"The day we really fell in love with Threads? When it consistently cut our meeting times in half." Learn more about how

@LifeWithArjay

and

@HomeRoom_Club

replaced Slack and Discord with Threads. 🔥

Why we replaced Slack and Discord with Threads. Learn how Homeroom uses Threads for internal communications.

Threads Case Study

Homeroom

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Rousseau Kazi

@rousseaukazi

Nov 3

Just signed a +1000 person company to @threads! We've been primarily focused on supporting startups, but this was a good reminder that comm issues caused by "just using chat" compound with team size. Leadership did a trial, invited another 100, and couldn't imagine going back.

Product engineer

dives into how design and engineering speak a common language and move faster by opting for box-shadow over border.

Why we use the CSS property box-shadow instead of border in our app

If you inspect the html and CSS of the [Threads Link] site, you might notice something peculiar. On a div with a border, you'd expect to see the CSS property border, but instead, you'll see box-sha...

Nov 2

Looking to replace Slack? Head over to threads.com and sign up to gain early access. 🥳

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Nov 2

CMD + K: the dynamic keystroke duo that will change the way you use Threads. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Supercharge your Threads experience with CMD + K

There's a secret power on Threads you may or may not have heard about —. COMMAND K. Hitting cmd+k opens up a launcher that allows you to access everything on Threads, including but not limited to:

From trial to transition in two days.

Ever notice that gifs aren’t loading the way you’d expect? If this happens to you, here’s a quick fix from product engineer

@abduljamjoom

. 🛠️

Improve GIF quality with ffmpeg

Let's skip straight to the result before diving into the details The left side is old, right is new.

s/o to this post on the pkh blog that offers great insights into this process!. Pro-tip: replace...

Introducing

, our voxel character contest winner from October! Keep an eye out for more fun surprises in the coming weeks. 👀

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Oct 20

We see you, @Deathereum! It looks like you're getting a custom Threads voxel character. We'll be reaching out to you via DM with more details!

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Oct 31

Happy Halloween from your favorite crew. Available in-product for a limited time only. 🎃

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Oct 28

This week at Threads shared by

@MarkRich388

✍️ ➡️ Updated content styling on iOS ➡️ Improved performance of scroll on permalink ➡️ Implemented optimistic rendering for new threads Check out more below. ✨

Changelog: Week of 10/24/2022

Hello Again

I'm Mark, one of the co-founders of Threads! If you ever want to reach out, send me an email at [Threads Link]!. Here's a few of the improvements we've made to Threads this past week:....

Just had my first "stranger in public using threads" moment. A few of us are at a

@wework

in New York, Rochelle excitedly tells me to turn around; I do and see someone on their laptop using

to talk to their team. A moment I've literally dreamed about.

Oct 28

New character(s) approaching... straight from the pumpkin patch. 🎃

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"Follow up" is one of our most valuable features. If there's something on

that needs your input, but you don't have time to respond, use follow up. Once you do, select a time, and we'll put it at the top of your to-do list and let others know you plan to respond.

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Oct 27

With video narrations being an integral part of our product and brand,

@timquirino

dives into how we were inspired by

@netflix

to come up with our very own bumper animation and sound. ✨ Read more here: bit.ly/threadsbumper

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Just got a

demo and hooooooly smokes does it look legit 👀 They solve for so many of the daily pain points I have using Slack. And honestly much of it feels like it was built specifically for designers 💪

Oct 26

Rolling into a better way to work like…

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Introducing stacked unfurls We found it a bit odd that you can only expand one link at a time in most comm apps. We decided to improve that on

by letting multiple links expand within a single block or message. A small change that's made sharing a bit more delightful.

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