social networks

Blue sky thinking about emerging social platforms Paid Members Public
There's a whole new wave of social media emerging. Do you need to be there now?

As social platforms decline, publishers have an opportunity Paid 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.

Weekend Reads: social media cycles, AI and a podcast car crash Paid Members Public
Insights into the decline and fall of social networks, the audience capture of celebrities — and the surprisingly dangerous nature of podcasting.
Facebook’s long, slow breakup with journalism is underway Paid 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.
Instagram hasn’t been a photo app for a long time now Paid Members Public
Are you old enough to remember when Instagram was about photos? I am. But nostalgia isn’t a social media strategy…

Elon Musk acquires Twitter: translating the press release Paid Members Public
Elon Musk has acquired Twitter. Let's look at what he — and Twitter's current CEO — had to say about the deal.
Fleets were fleeting, and there's a lesson in that Paid 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.
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.
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