Blair Houghton on Spoutible

2/10

Threads quickly became popular because of Instagram and high-profile accounts on Twitter looking to grow their audience quickly. These individuals told their followers they were migrating to Threads, and many of their followers followed them. We have seen this before, just on a smaller scale.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

3/10

When Elon acquired Twitter, those same individuals told everyone they were moving to Mastodon, but that quickly faded because of Mastodon's complexity and its decentralized nature. But those same individuals pushed Mastodon daily for several weeks before it faded.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

4/10

Then we watched the same thing happen with Post News, but Post News was never meant to be a true Twitter alternative, and just like Mastodon, they stopped hyping it after a few weeks. They eventually came back to Twitter again and again because they needed that reach and engagement.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

5/10

Threads give large accounts the engagement and followers they desire and offer people looking for their favorite followers a place to go. The problem is that although many of these people spend considerable time on Twitter, they don't understand what makes Twitter... "Twitter."

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

6/10

When people start organizing for 2024 and realize just how limited Threads is, they will be on the hunt again for an alternative. However, this time, the migration will not be fueled by larger accounts but the smaller accounts that require the key features Threads and Bluesky do not offer.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

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7/10

This is where Spoutible comes in and why we spent a year working 6 - 7 days a week, adding all the key features before the end of 2023. Spoutible Pods was the last piece we needed, and it will be the feature that catapults Spoutible to the top three Twitter alternatives.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

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8/10

The Pods demonstration had many of the features disabled because we didn't want to tip our hat before we officially launched Pods. But once we launch, it will quickly become evident where we are going with Pods and why it will be better than Spaces even in its infancy.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

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9/10

Unline Twitter, we will use Pods to its full potential by hosting exclusive events, Q&A sessions with high-profile people, and debates with 2024 candidates. But the unique features we will release will make the experience different from anything you have seen to date.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

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10/10

So no, I am not delusional. I just know the landscape today will be significantly different in a few months. Spoutible will be uniquely positioned to capture significant market share when Twitter rapidly spirals out of control as the election heats up and Threads doesn't deliver.

10:04 AM - Dec 17, 2023

207

The trashcan button has to go, or the people serially abusing it have to go. Otherwise this will become a troll playground.

In response to Christopher Bouzy.

10:28 AM - Dec 17, 2023

ELJEFE13

@El_Jefe_13

In response to Blair Houghton.

Yeah, NO. its the best way to fight trolls. If you can delete them from your thread before the get any reach with readers it limits troll's ability to muddy everything.

12:57 PM - Dec 17, 2023

In response to ELJEFE13.

When they can delete you from their threads, they can troll unreservedly.

The ability to delete comments shouldn't be absolute.

01:03 PM - Dec 17, 2023 (Edited)

R o K p h i s h

@RoKphish

In response to Blair Houghton.

So you're ok with every Tom, Dick & Harry MAGAt coming into YOUR house and talking their garbage without the ability to take the trash out?

Trolls are the reason for the delete function in the first place.

11:49 AM - Dec 17, 2023

In response to R o K p h i s h.

This is the town square, not your house. If you come here and talk trash you should be protected against physical assault, but your trash shouldn't be made irrefutable simply because you hold up your hand. Organized propagandists will weaponize the facility, if it doesn't have an active review.

11:55 AM - Dec 17, 2023

Joan H

@JHunty

In response to Blair Houghton.

I like the Trashcan button a lot. Some of us absolutely love knowing that we have autonomy to delete what we don’t want in our replies.
Like Dani said, you can quote Spout and disprove what they say! It’s a lot more effective that way anyhow and your followers can amplify that message.

11:46 AM - Dec 17, 2023