Social Media
Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.
Performative power versus persuasive dialogue on social media Paid Members Public
Ezra Klein's latest podcast delves deep into the social complexities of the behaviours lumped under the banner of "cancel culture"
Sunday Supplement: trees, mental health, Alistair Campbell and more Paid Members Public
Pour yourself a drink, find a quite corner, and enjoy this selection of interesting reading, listening and viewing from around the web.
Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities Paid Members Public
Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.
Attack of the clones: all social networks are NOT becoming the same Paid Members Public
Yes, all social networks are developing the same feature set. No, that doesn’t mean they’re all becoming the same. Here’s why.
Social & Digital Coffee Break: Google tools, social media stats and free money Paid Members Public
A round up of news you can use in your social media and digital publishing work. Just don't click on the last link, unless you want to despair of men.
Weaning media off its social addiction Paid Members Public
Kicking the social media traffic fix, plus links on the tricks of pseudoscience and the future of media.
Twitter's faceless accelerants Paid Members Public
Social media mobs do what mobs have always done: give the masses the feeling of power.
How do we solve our online civility problem? Paid Members Public
Some more thoughts on deescalating the culture war, as well as ways of looking better in your Zoom calls and an interesting new business opportunity…
