Like 10 million others, I've just signed-up to Threads. It seems excellent for sharing Zazzle products along with your text posts. Although Zazzle doesn't have a Threads share icon (yet), it doesn't matter, because you simply copy the text link, and paste with your Threads message.
And the best bit is that not only does your product show up, it also LINKS TO YOUR PRODUCT PAGE! (Something you couldn't do with Instagram.)
It isn't that the system is outdated, it just never worked that way(at least with PP2). Even though we provided websites and socials, they aren't "registered" in the sense that that is how we get a referral. I have sent promoter links via text messages (Z has no way to know my phone number or track my texts) and still got my promoter self referral. Like Penguin said, it is the link that gets the referral not the site. I have no idea how they actually know though.
I guess I've been under a rock as I'd heard nothing about Threads until seeing it here so I just went to read all about it. It's more of an optional feature for Instagram users than a stand-alone app. You need to have an Instagram account (or create a new one) to get into Threads which utilizes the same account data and log-in credentials. If you delete your Threads account it deletes your Instagram account as well as they are inextricably linked. You have to install the app on your mobile device to use Threads. If you know someone's username you can look at their page on the web by going to www.threads.net/@username but that's all you can do, you can't post, comment, Like, or even log-in to your own account. And once on your phone you are giving it permission to access just about everything on your device. It doesn't support hashtags, search is only for usernames, and there is no direct-messaging. There is no custom feed for just accounts you follow, instead you get content from people you follow and people you don't.
If I had a burner phone with no personal data on it and wanted to create a new separate Insta account just for Threads, I'd give it a whirl. As is, I'm taking a pass on this newest social media upstart.
I'm sure the iPad is using the iOs app. There is no "desktop" version of Threads. If you go to threads.net in a web browser there is nothing there except a QR code to download the app. If you go to a User's link such as yours, it is read-only.
There's no menu, no log-in option, nothing except the QR code to download the app. If you click the QR code, or the Like or Comment icons, you get
It is notable that the links in your post ARE clickable, but people can't comment or even give you a Like unless they are using the mobile app. (Also, FYI - the link in the top post to your "Purrfect Day" card goes to a 'product not found' page.)
Also notable is that there is an icon to switch to the person's Instagram page, and conversely there's an icon on Insta to switch to the person's Threads page.
