BlueSky, Facebook, and the Need For Safe Spaces Online
Where are our safe spaces to talk on the internet? Can BlueSky step up or is it too late for the “nice Twitter” to go down the same road as its tarnished parent?
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How Starter Packs’ Human Recommendations Fuel Blueky’s Growth
Starter Packs offer something an algorithm could never offer a new user to Bluesky.
What We Leave Behind When We Join Bluesky
The cost of leaving Twitter is high, perhaps too high. But its one many feel they have to pay.
Mastodon Does Not Need A Win To Succeed
If the only winning social media move is not to play the black and white game of finding “one true victor”, then Mastodon has succeeded long before Twitter’s stramash.
Boys and girls, can you see which way Twitter went?
Nothing says Christmas (in the UK at least) than a pantomime. And nothing says innovating online than successfully holding an online pantomime as a piece of performance art. How about a pantomime on Twitter I hear you say- …traditional wait as you all shout ‘how about a pantomime on Twitter?’ at me… Been there, done that, it was cutting edge in 2008. Jon Bounds recalls the bleeding edge of comedy 2.0: Looking back at the first Twitpanto, which was organised haphazardly and quickly. It stands out for me that it had no commercial or charitable goal. It was purely for
Trivial Posts #20: Cliffhangers, Knitting, And Error Trapping
What Have I Been Up To? Two appearances online from myself to highlight this week. The first is an appearance in the popular culture podcast ‘From The Sublime‘ where I talk about cliffhangers in modern television (with a specific focus on Doctor Who’. The second is a review of Microsoft Office 2016 on Forbes. Which Is The Better Star Wars Trailer? The nostalgia and new crew style that debuted this week for ‘The Force Awakens‘… or the genuine wish fulfilment of the PlayStation Christmas? Metafilter discusses the weaker trailer Indie Music And Knitting Finding a post on being self-employed and
