twitter Elon Musk acquires Twitter: translating the press release Elon Musk has acquired Twitter. Let's look at what he — and Twitter's current CEO — had to say about the deal. Adam Tinworth Apr 25, 2022 3 min read
twitter Fleets were fleeting, and there's a lesson in that 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 Jul 14, 2021 4 min read
social networks Attack of the clones: all social networks are NOT becoming the same 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 Nov 30, 2020 3 min read
tiktok TikTok is the social media hype cycle on speed TikTok stars are “fading” already - and the reason why suggests the challenge ahead for the platform. Adam Tinworth Feb 4, 2020 1 min read
twitter Twitter seems to have accidentally unfollowed its trust & safety advisors Twitter really doesn't seem to be carrying through on its commitments. Adam Tinworth Aug 26, 2019 1 min read
facebook The Zuckerberg Obfuscation Like all the post produced by Mark Zuckerberg’s team, the recent anniversary post was carefully written to obfuscate a core issue. Adam Tinworth Feb 14, 2019 1 min read
facebook A translation of elements of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook anniversary post from Zuck to English Let me just clarify a few points in Zuckerberg's anniversary address… Adam Tinworth Feb 4, 2019 4 min read
facebook Facebook wants us to know that it's the real victim here Look, Facebook is the real victim here, being picked on by the mean, nasty press. Don't you feel sorry for these unaccountable billionaires? Adam Tinworth Jan 4, 2019 2 min read
twitter Twitter to UnLike Likes? Could Twitter be about to kill the Like? What impact would that have on the network? Adam Tinworth Oct 29, 2018 2 min read
toxic communities How people silence each other on social networks The interplay between harassment and silencing is one of networks ways that users effectively networks each other on social networks. Adam Tinworth Oct 22, 2018 1 min read
Kevin Systrom Instagram founders walk away from Facebook The founders of Instagram are walking away from Facebook. What's next for them - and for the photo sharing app? Adam Tinworth Sep 25, 2018 2 min read
Instagram Hacking your phone to hack your Instagram How - and why - do people hack social media accounts? Adam Tinworth Aug 20, 2018 1 min read
freshness Recency is killing the web - and we'll all lose if that happens Our obsession with organising everything around the latest content may be destroying the greatest value the web holds. Adam Tinworth Aug 20, 2018 3 min read
facebook Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone Reports from Australia make it clear the traffic from Facebook is a thing of the past - and that Zuckerberg never took it seriously in the first place. Adam Tinworth Aug 13, 2018 1 min read
facebook Facebook distorts everything around the idea of engagement Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy, has some compelling theories on how Facebook became whaat it is. Adam Tinworth Aug 13, 2018 1 min read
twitter Twitter's "them and us" problem Twitter has fallen a very long way from its roots as the place where you went to find out what was happening - and to discuss it. If it's just about an elite telling us their thoughts, does it really matter all? Adam Tinworth Jul 23, 2018 4 min read
facebook Facebook has implemented a traffic threshold for Instant Articles It appears Facebook has quietly implemented a traffic threshold for getting access to Instant Articles. Sites that fall below it are losing access to the format. Adam Tinworth Jun 19, 2018 2 min read
facebook Yes, Facebook is tracking you when you aren’t logged in Not really a surprise, but it’s good to hear it confirmed. Adam Tinworth Apr 19, 2018 1 min read