There’s a reason why Twitter threads might be perplexing. They are a feature that Twitter only included after people started creating them on their own. Because of Twitter’s infamous character limit, people discovered a workaround by publishing a number of tweets consecutively.

In the past (think 2012), individuals created threads by placing a number at the end of each tweet to indicate the order in which the tweets should be read. Later, threads received formal backing from Twitter. All you have to do at this point is reply to your initial tweet with still another new tweet, followed by another. However, even with this functionality, creating and reading threads can be challenging.

Twitter unveiled Notes, a feature that could replace threads (Opens in a new window) , but it isn’t yet generally accessible, because the firm is aware that generating and reading threads isn’t the ideal experience. Almost like a blog, Notes allows you to post longer notes. It’s an idea that’s long overdue, but as of this writing, only a tiny number of individuals can test it out, and there’s no set date for its wider release. Additionally, threads offer benefits that Notes do not. A thread can be expanded over time with additional messages, and when you do, the thread regularly reappears in the algorithmic timeline on Twitter.

Typefully and Threadreader are two programs that let you interact with threads more effectively if you don’t have access to Twitter Notes.

USE TYPEFULLY TO CREATE A COMPLETE THREAD AT ONCE. It’s not difficult to create a thread in Twitter, but there are a few tips to remember. Every time, you must keep in mind to respond to the most recent tweet. You must be careful to read and rewrite your messages carefully to ensure that they are in logical order and that one concept is obviously connected to the next because there is no way to see and modify all the entries in a thread in one tidy view before you push the Tweet button.

This issue is resolved by Typefully (Opens in a new window) by providing a straightforward user interface for creating Twitter threads. Simply enter your thread. As you type, a character counter appears, and text that exceeds the limit for a single tweet is highlighted in red. By pressing enter twice, paragraphs can be broken up into tweets. When you’re ready, you can publish the full thread.

very important test (Opens in a new window) demonstrate how effectively Typefully performs. The subscription plans (beginning at $10 per month) allow you to schedule threads in advance, monitor analytics, automatically schedule retweets, and more. The free version allows you to build threads and post them instantly. Links to all of these paid features are there on the interface of the free versions, which can be inconvenient, but if all you want to do is start threads, it shouldn’t be a big deal.

THREAD READER MAKES THREADS EASIER TO READ Because Twitter doesn’t always show all of the tweets in a thread at once, reading threads on the platform can be unpleasant. You can find yourself tapping on various tweets without ever being certain that you have read the entire thread.

Now, Thread Reader (Opens in a new window) . Any discussion can be read more easily thanks to our web-only service. There are two methods for using Thread Reader.

To start, you can copy the thread’s top tweet’s URL and paste it into the appropriate form on threadreaderapp.com. The full thread is then shown in Thread Reader like an article. Compared to what you receive on Twitter, the end result is much simpler to read.

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