social networks
Is Facebook's algorithm a bit… rubbish? Paid Members Public
The sheer power of Facebook’s news feed is not a matter of debate – especially for publishers. But Om Malik makes a different challenge in this thoughtful piece for the New Yorker [http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/facebooks-news-feed-often-changed-never-great] : > However, every time Facebook’s news feed, introduced almost a
Twitter brings the algorithm to all Paid Members Public
Twitter has gone all in on that algorithm [http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2016/03/17/twitter-quietly-turned-new-algorithmic-timeline-everyone/] You’re now getting a Twitter timeline with added algorithmic sorting by default: > The algorithm now appears to be enabled by default across the social network, with users reporting that the company started
Twitter got seedy Paid Members Public
Twitter’s fundamental problem is that it has got seedy [http://nymag.com/following/2016/03/julieanne-smolinski-quitting-twitter.html] Julieanne Smolinski: > Twitter is like a beloved public park that used to be nice, but now has a rusty jungle gym, dozens of of really persistent masturbators, and a nighttime bat
Friends Reunited RIP Paid Members Public
One of the original social media sites is dying. From the “notification of death” e-mail: > Not long ago I was approached by the FriendsReunited owners, to see if I wanted to take it back and try some new projects with it. It was evident that putting the site back
Mapping the social networks of Star Wars Paid Members Public
The social networks of Star Wars, visualised [http://evelinag.com/blog/2015/12-15-star-wars-social-network/index.html] > Some of us are looking forward to Christmas, and some of us are looking forward to the new film in the Star Wars franchise, The Force Awakens. Meanwhile, I decided to look at the
Medium goes large - to a $400m valuation Paid Members Public
Medium, the blogging platform created by Ev Williams, has just take on a big new chunk of investment [http://recode.net/2015/09/28/ev-williams-medium-raises-57-million-for-the-best-stories-and-ideas-on-the-internet/] : > Medium, the publishing platform hatched by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, has raised $57 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz. It’s the
Pinterest opens up as a developer platform Paid Members Public
Pinterest is the quiet powerhouse of the social media world, driving more traffic than, say, Twitter, yet receiving much less attention. This change should make things more interesting: > The company says developers who integrate Pinterest sign-in will be able to offer users “a personalized, curated experience based on their
Medium is a long-form social message Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/12/welcome-to-medium.jpg] Simon Owens has written a really nice piece exploring what Medium is trying to do [http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/12/how-medium-is-trying-to-bring-back-the-web-we-lost/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pbs%2Fmediashift-blog+%28mediashift-blog%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_
