social networks

Facebook wants us to know that it's the real victim here Members Public

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
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Maybe sharing friction in social media is good 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 โ€œRTโ€ or โ€œMTโ€ (modified tweet) in front of it. This friction meant something had to be really worthwhile to achieve any velocity. Increasingly it looks as

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

Twitter to UnLike Likes? Members Public

Could Twitter be about to kill the Like? What impact would that have on the network?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

How people silence each other on social networks Members Public

The interplay between harassment and silencing is one of networks ways that users effectively networks each other on social networks.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
toxic communities

Instagram founders walk away from Facebook Members Public

The founders of Instagram are walking away from Facebook. What's next for them - and for the photo sharing app?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Kevin Systrom

Hacking your phone to hack your Instagram Members Public

How - and why - do people hack social media accounts?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Instagram

Recency is killing the web - and we'll all lose if that happens Members Public

Our obsession with organising everything around the latest content may be destroying the greatest value the web holds.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
freshness

Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone 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.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook