The Guardian recently published an astonishingly predictable rant about Instagram from Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. The young fogey “oh, social media is ruining the world” tone of this article is almost unbearable. Dig through it, though, and there’s some potentially…
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Maintaining friendships without social networks
Maintaining friendships after Facebook and Twitter: Some people are like, “How are you supposed to maintain normal human relationships?” Don’t worry, I tell them. There are way better ways to be internet friends than Facebook and Twitter. In fact,…
The long, slow Ello
So, Ello, then. I’m on there. Lots of people are on there (even if they’re not really using it yet). But I’m very far from convinced just yet. Being wary of Facebook’s use of personal data…
Our Facebook masks slip a little
Second video of the day: It’s rather ironic that it hit the web a few days before the news that Facebook is running experiments on our emotions. There’s a whole bunch of interesting research to be done on…
Food photos on Twitter: visual small talk
Fascinating exploration of the motivation and results of sharing things like photos of food on Twitter: There is a wealth of information out there for the interested. Knowledge opens doors. Never underestimate the power of small talk. Rapport is how…
Time to start paying attention to Vine
I read this: This kerfuffle at the Smáralind shopping centre near Reykjavík, Iceland, last weekend isn’t because One Direction are in town. It’s because of two stars from Vine, the six-second video-blogging site. Then I did this: Vine…
Are you ready for your corporate approved social interaction experience?
Cliff Watson: You see, we’ve come to define “social” in unintentional Orwellian double-speak. “Social” has come to mean the exact opposite of what it’s meant for centuries. Instead of actual interaction and communication, we define “social” as once-…
Peak Facebook and the end of monolithic online identity
Are people rejecting the idea of a single online identity mediated by a large online entity? Stowe Boyd thinks so: The Benthamite underpinnings of Facebook are becoming unpopular. Young people in particular don’t want their teachers, parents, employers, and…