Social Media
Better, less toxic, social media starts with us
The platforms are merely amplifiers. The blame lies with us.
Social Media
Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.
comicsgate
Right-wing activists are using Twitter's trans policies to silence their critics
The next wave of online tactics used by the alt-right are being deployed, right now, in the world of comics. How long before they hit the mainstream?
harrassment
Reply stalkers on social media: beware
On one level, the Twitter guy who feels the need to explain everything is laughable. On another, they're actually quite threatening.
audience engagement
Social traffic is not audience engagement
It's a common mistake - but it's time to stop making it
Facebook used children to get their parent's cash
Facebook… oh, just read it. It's unbelievable.
Facebook speeds up assimilation of WhatsApp and Instagram
Looks like a handy way of fending off the regulators and avoiding a break-up.
X (Twitter)
A revelatory interview with Twitter's Jack Dorsey - and not in a good way
Does the incoherence of Twitter as a platform start at the top?
X (Twitter)
Making your Twitter feed sane again
A quick rule of thumb for saving your Twitter experience
Facebook needs to pay the global price of its scale
Facebook continues to avoid paying for the scale it has achieved.
Social Media
What will the next generation of social media-savvy politicians look like?
An attempt to mock Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for dancing in a video when she was a student opens up the question of how social media will impact the next generation of politicians.
Facebook apologists are real
Are there people who still make excuses for Facebooks bahviour? Yes, there are.
Five Up: some reading to start your day
Five good reads to kick off your week.