The new app on campus

Instagram Threads is a new app introduced by Mark Zuckerberg that allows individuals to share text updates and join public conversations.

The creative minds behind Threads share that the vision behind the app is to take what Instagram does best – allow individuals to connect and converse through photos and videos –and expand that into a text version.

Threads is set up similarly to Instagram in that the app uses the same account used for Instagram, allowing the individual signing up to log into their original Instagram account and connect with their original followers.

Threads allows users to post a text of up to 500 characters and can include links, photos and videos of up to five minutes in length. Threads is a brand-new app, meaning some have already begun to take part in text conversations while others are still learning about the new platform.

Instagram Threads is catching quickly in the college town of Stillwater and with hundreds of students arriving in less than a month, one question remains: will Threads replace Twitter?

Kallie Chapman, a junior and psychology major, said that Threads is great because it is a fresh start for a social media platform.

“I think the success of Threads will depend on if Twitter does fall off or if it remains afloat,” she said.

Chapman said there is a good chance Threads will catch on in Stillwater, especially if the app becomes popular with the rest of the world.

While Chapman has joined the trend and downloaded Threads, there are some individuals who have decided not to download it and some who have not even heard of the app yet.

Junior Haley Kidney, nutritional sciences allied health major, has chosen not to download Threads. Kidney said that she sees no point in downloading Threads because there are not enough changes in the features of the platform to differentiate it from Twitter.

“I think Threads is just another Tik Tok,” Kidney said. “I think it’s new and trendy and that college kids will immerse themselves in the app and what’s happening in the community, as well as spending even more time on their phones and social media… But, since there is nothing significant that we haven’t experienced on social media before, I think it (Threads) will eventually die out.”

Kidney chooses not to partake in

Threads because she is familiar with the app, but there are those out there who are unfamiliar with Threads and do not know what the app is.

Kristyn Fields, a senior and political science major at OSU, was unaware that Threads was a new social media platform. After doing some research, Fields said that she chose not to download it because she does not need any more social media apps.

“I think it is something that will die out,” said Fields. “I don’t think it’s necessary, there’s already Twitter.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

With Threads being such a new platform, it is unknown if the app will replace Twitter or not. It seems as though many believe there is no use for Threads since Twitter does exist and is already successful and popular, but there are those that believe Threads is a new beginning for social media.