Category: social media
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The Solitude of Social Media
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the unique things about Twitter in 2006 and 2007, especially during the first tweetups was that it was a network of strangers who became friends without meeting in person. The people I became friends with in 2006-2007 are still friends now, to some degree. I met them every week at…
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The Dystopia of Child Influencers
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday I saw the headline “Content creator camps help kids become online influencers” and to me, this represents a nightmare, rather than a dream. It represents a nightmare rather than a dream because the notion of creating content to sell, to influence, and to market, rather than to amuse, inform, educate and…
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On Using Facebook Again
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently I reverted to Facebook due to the death of Twitter, but also because of the political bias I see on Mastodon instances. That political bias has encouraged me to take a break from that social network until the conflict is over. Critical Mass Yesterday I saw that two people on Facebook…
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Facebook and Photo Archives
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I have spent more time on Facebook and I have joined a few photo groups. One of them is for the Canton De Vaud, where people are sharing photos they have taken of the region. These photographs are well framed, well lit, and pleasant to look at. It feels like a…
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The Facebook Three Billion
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last two or three days I have played with the idea of returning to Facebook. There are several reasons for this. The first reason is that Facebook has three billion people and you can find people local to you, which is a huge plus. The second reason is that with…
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The Absurdity of Social Media and the Fediverse
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s Ten Fourty Eight on a Monday and i have barely touched social media. I have barely touched social media for two reasons. People don’t see it as socialising anymore. They take a utilitarian approach to social media, which makes it absurd. The second reason is that we see how ignorant the…
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The Apathetic Mastodon
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn at least three occasions toots that were written as a cry for empathy, or at least venting, were interacted with by apathetic people. For this simple reason I deleted two Fediverse accounts. I deleted my Mastodon.social account, and my FireFish.social accounts. I have a precise desire, when using social media. That…
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Threads and the Fediverse
Reading Time: 3 minutesA few weeks ago I was completely opposed to Threads being connected and accepted by the Fediverse because I hated the idea of 100 million users flooding a social network with 10 million users. Now that threads has imploded I feel differently. Now that Threads is the same size as the Frediverse,…
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Asking for Permission on Instagram
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you want to see how unhealthy social media is just look at this story about DMs on Instagram. Now if you want to DM someone that you don’t follow they can send just one text message. Imagine, you’re a user of Instagram. You’re following friends, family and colleagues. Now consider that…
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The Post Social Media Age
Reading Time: 3 minutesSomeone asked Is decentralization the future of social media? and I’d take an extra leap. I believe that the Fediverse, made possible by ActivityPub, and the other one, made possible by the Authenticated Transfer Protocol both point to a different future Playing With WordPress, ClassicPress and Firefish As we play with the…