X (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.
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.
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.
X (Twitter)
Twitter seems to have accidentally unfollowed its trust & safety advisors
Twitter really doesn't seem to be carrying through on its commitments.
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.
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…
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?
X (Twitter)
Maybe sharing friction in social media is good
Charles Arthur [https://theoverspill.blog]: > Before the retweet was a function, one had to manually copy the content of a tweet and put “RT” or “MT” (modified tweet) in front of it. This friction meant something had to be really worthwhile to achieve any velocity. Increasingly it looks as
X (Twitter)
Twitter to UnLike Likes?
Could Twitter be about to kill the Like? What impact would that have on the network?
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.
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?
Hacking your phone to hack your Instagram
How - and why - do people hack social media accounts?