social networks

A journalist and his work ascend into the social media skies

Blue sky thinking about emerging social platforms Members Public

There's a whole new wave of social media emerging. Do you need to be there now?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media
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As social platforms decline, publishers have an opportunity Members Public

As the dominant social platforms change, and pivot away from being networks to media destinations, publishers could step into the gap they leave.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community management

Weekend Reads: social media cycles, AI and a podcast car crash Members Public

Insights into the decline and fall of social networks, the audience capture of celebrities — and the surprisingly dangerous nature of podcasting.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

Facebook’s long, slow breakup with journalism is underway Members Public

Meta is putting Facebook's journalism-related features on the back burner. The social network's on and off relationship with news is finally over.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Instagram hasn’t been a photo app for a long time now Members Public

Are you old enough to remember when Instagram was about photos? I am. But nostalgia isn’t a social media strategy…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Instagram

Elon Musk acquires Twitter: translating the press release Members Public

Elon Musk has acquired Twitter. Let's look at what he — and Twitter's current CEO — had to say about the deal.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

Fleets were fleeting, and there's a lesson in that Members Public

Twitter's clone of the Stories feature lasted less than a year. That should serve as a warning to those who love jumping on the early adopter train.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

Attack of the clones: all social networks are NOT becoming the same 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.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
social networks