Bluesky
Bluesky is having a moment. Time to pay attention.
Musk's close alignment with the new US President-elect has triggered a new exodus from X — with many communities heading for Bluesky. Will this be the tipping point for the new network?
X (Twitter)
X on the beach
Twitter is dead, and X has risen, zombie-like from its ashes. Now's the time to review your publication's commitment to the platform.
X (Twitter)
The Tickpocalypse is upon us
Musk’s long threatened bonfire of the blue ticks is nearly here. And it could change the relationship between journalists and Twitter forever. Plus, some great weekend reads.
What the heck is happening with Twitter now?
Long form Tweets are here for Twitter Blue subscribers. And there are big changes on the way for Tweedeck and the Twitter API. Some people just love watching platforms burn.
Google’s Bard sings a song to welcome the second age of search
Google is racing Microsoft to transform search with AI chat tools. What does this mean for your traffic?
Journalism’s year of chaos continues
Then story of what went on inside Twitter after the Musk takeover, CNET’s AI teething issues and… journalist Barbie?
Lunch’n’Link #3: Newsletters 1, Twitter API 0
Reach finally hits on the right strategy for local audiences - and Elon Musk continues to wreak havoc on the the Twitter ecosystem
X (Twitter)
Musk disbands Twitter Trust & Safety Council
Twitter is rapidly becoming Elon Musk’s personal plaything. Dissenting opinions on its management are not required.
X (Twitter)
Five things we learnt from The Twitter Files
After nearly a week of “revelatory” Twitter threads, what have we actually learnt?
X (Twitter)
The Week in Tweets
A landmark week in a number of ways, caught in a handful of Tweets…
X (Twitter)
Five quick thoughts about what Musk’s Twitter means for journalism
Five fairly practical thoughts about what the coming weeks could bring for a Musk-owned Twitter
fact-checking
How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter
In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax.