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Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First (gizmodo.com)

submitted 10 months ago by vowseh@lemmy.eco.br to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I agree with the last sentence but Threads seems like a completely appropriate name for the service. Online conversations have been called threads for decades

[–] sour@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

social media platform called posts when

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right but it could've had a nonsense name, like Troods.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

....Troods would have been enough for me to try it out so fair point

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'd fucking love Troods.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That just makes it too generic to trademark then. Imagine an automaker called "Cars".

[–] hai@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Or a social media platform called "X."

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 3 points 10 months ago

The name just reminds me of the film. So I just assume that like the film the site is nightmare fuel and avoid it.