social networks
Maybe sharing friction in social media is good Paid Members Public
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
Twitter to UnLike Likes? Paid Members Public
Could Twitter be about to kill the Like? What impact would that have on the network?
How people silence each other on social networks Paid Members Public
The interplay between harassment and silencing is one of networks ways that users effectively networks each other on social networks.
Instagram founders walk away from Facebook Paid Members Public
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 Paid Members Public
How - and why - do people hack social media accounts?
Recency is killing the web - and we'll all lose if that happens Paid Members Public
Our obsession with organising everything around the latest content may be destroying the greatest value the web holds.
Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone Paid Members Public
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.
Facebook distorts everything around the idea of engagement Paid Members Public
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.
