Meta unveils Live Chats on Threads for real-time conversations during cultural events, launching first within the NBA Threads community during the playoffs
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- Could be huge for candidates and sitting politicians to do a virtual town hall. Would have to see how the moderation tools develop. @bpucino · Brett Pucino
- As a journalist here's the main things I'm hoping come from the new live chat/group chat feature. Being able to embed it into an article, that real time updates go through while you're on the page. This benefits Threads by encouraging credible journalists to share updates on a live topic (sports, entertainment, news, etc.) here instead of other platforms and keeps it organized and in real time. Then once the chat ends you can still scroll through it in chronological order. @carolynburt · Carolyn Burt
- Anyways I love how the team here is really trying to discover ways to build this app/space into something bigger and this new tool makes me even more excited to be here! (Also bring over trending topics that newsrooms can pitch/write about, RIP Twitter Moments) @carolynburt · Carolyn Burt
- Not all newsrooms have access to do live blog features and having this tool more easily accessible through Threads live chat feature could be a real win for both parties. Also I hope there's some cool Instagram plug ins with this of having a button you can share on your story or broadcast group that takes you straight to the chat, or something on your grid feed to alert people it's come and when it's live then can go to it (especially if you've pinned it to your profile). @carolynburt · Carolyn Burt
- Like imagine Richard's wife starting a live chat when he passed @crumbler · Casey Newton
- As a millennial, one of the things I wish still existed was AOL chat rooms. I was TMoney528 and I used to RUN to logon after school. But hey now @threads is launching Live group chats for the @nba PLAYOFFS. I'll be doing a live chat LIVE from the Moda Center for Game 4 of Spurs v Blazers! Also @lexismickens and @yorush will also be leading the charge! Please come through and live and die with us during these games! Congrats to @conno_r and the entire team that make THREADS THE PLACE TO BE! @trysta_krick · Trysta Krick
- Locked in for Live Chats 💪 @nba
- The cat is out of the bag, @threads is launching live group chats!! Checkout the announcement here and stay tuned for some of my favorite folks hosting chats across the @nba playoffs! @trysta_krick, @yorush and I are locked in!! Congratulations to @conno_r and the entire team that make Threads THE place to be!! https://about.fb.com/... @lexismickens · Lex
- This is a a neat feature for live events. I wouldn't want all that in my home feed, but it works as live chat. @peggykolm · Peggy
- Celtics Threads just got 10x more annoying ☘️🤗 Love thissss @bmotheprince · Brian Moller
- Threads is at its best when people are discussing events in real time. But sometimes things move so fast that you want something more immediate than a post. So we built Live Chats: public group chats you can host, join, or just watch. We're kicking off with a few creators in the NBA Threads community around the playoffs. … @conno_r · Connor Hayes
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Today we shipped Live Chats. — Threads' first synchronous surface, real-time group chats where creators host conversations during the moments that actually matter to people. …