Pinned columns that update automatically can be used to monitor particular searches, subjects, and accounts.
Soon, the web version of Threads might be significantly more useful than it is now. The search engine Meta is beginning to test bespoke feeds that are similar to Tweetdeck. These feeds will enable users to monitor various accounts, queries, and subjects in a single screen.
Individuals who are participating in the test have the ability to put up “pinned columns” that will facilitate the tracking of updates concerning particular subjects, tags, accounts, or search phrases. Users also have the option to have these columns automatically update with new content whenever they are updated. For the time being, Threads will be able to support up to one hundred separate columns; however, a spokeswoman for Meta stated that this number may vary as the assessment continues.
According to screenshots that Mark Zuckerberg has released, the new Threads columns appear to be somewhat similar to Tweetdeck, which is a desktop application that has been loved by Twitter’s hardcore users for a long time. At this time, the application is known as X Pro, and it is exclusively accessible to X’s premium users.
Taking the test is the most recent indication that Meta is working to make Threads a more trustworthy source of information that is updated in real time. In addition, the corporation has included a tab labeled “recent” and a search function for hot subjects. The ability to monitor numerous feeds of information at the same time, on the other hand, is much more beneficial. Additionally, it could address long-standing complaints with the algorithmic “for you” feed on Threads, which has a tendency to expose a random mix of posts that are many days old as well as weird personal stories from accounts that are not connected to each other.
Despite the fact that Adam Mosseri stated that the firm is asking for feedback on the modifications, it is not known how many people will be participating in the initial test of the feature that Meta will be doing. However, the firm has frequently implemented significant modifications to Threads by first releasing them to a select set of users before making them available to a wider audience.