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X predicts a riot
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.
X (Twitter)
(268)Insight about X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The former news social media mainstay once described as "microblogging", and now better known as "that hell site", is in the midst of some dramatic changes. .
Social Media
Social posts that still do #numbers
Get your social posts right, and they can still do the business, even on Facebook.
Blogging
What if the Twitter replacement isn’t a Twitter clone?
Twitter's growth was fuelled by making it easier to publish micro blog posts there than on a website. That was a trap, and we fell into it.
Social Media
Social: shifting, selling and struggling
An alliterative end to the week, with a look at the state of social media.
Social Media
Post-Twitter death-match update: Pebble is down. Who’s next?
One would-be Twitter replacement crashes and burns, while an unexpected challenger is sneaking up behind the pack. Uncertain times in the social media world.
AI
Cuttings #8: We've made AIs racist
Image AIs love their stereotypes, Snapchat is embeddable, and to nobody's surprise, Elon does something dumb.
X (Twitter)
Cuttings #7: Is X throttling your site?
That cheeky scamp Elon is at it again with his traffic throttling ways. Plus ChatGPT can now read news in real time…
X (Twitter)
Cuttings #6: Blogging Elephants and Banned Influencers
Plus what could be Elon's strategy for X, and a useful newsletter tool…