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  • The Absurdity of Threads

    The Absurdity of Threads

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThreads, in theory is a social network but in practice it is a popularity contest driven by algorithms. Normal people are competing against influencers to be seen. You are more likely to find a troll than someone interested in what you have to write, or what you think. More often than not…

  • The Mindful Duck of Gosocial – An Alternative to FB, Meetup, Glocals and More

    The Mindful Duck of Gosocial – An Alternative to FB, Meetup, Glocals and More

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI understand Meetup, GoSocial, Facebook Events and other event based social networks. The one that I don’t understand is GoSocial. It’s a social event network that has visibility on Facebook but you can’t comment, and chat rooms for Geneva, Lausanne and other places. Instead of creating an event where everything is visible…

  • Algorithms and Social Media

    Algorithms and Social Media

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently I have been thinking more about trolling. I have been thinking about why, I, and others, appear so negative or toxic on social media. I believe that one reason for this is that algorithms drive conversations and popularity, rather than time devoted to social media, and conversationalism. ## Return on Investment…

  • The Pleasure of Meetups

    The Pleasure of Meetups

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Friday I organised a Via Ferrata at the Via Ferrata du Moléson and it went well. I met new people including people that were not part of the group. The weather was cool so there was no risk of heat stroke or dehydration. What made this VF so relaxed for me, is…

  • Pacer And The Camino De Santiago

    Pacer And The Camino De Santiago

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesJust as I was thinking, “I have nothing to write about because I have been walking around in circles for three or four years I find that at least virtually I have almost achieved a big project. Walking 819 kilometres on the Camino De Santiago. I am now four kilometres from the…

  • Zwift events, a social ride and a race

    Zwift events, a social ride and a race

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I participated in two Zwift events, a social ride and a race. The social ride was one hour of pedalling at a comfortable pace trying to keep to the same speed as the group. Rather than trying to be as fast as the group I was trying to pace myself to…

  • Social media, loneliness and isolation.

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes”The pathology of social media is all about loneliness” Social media professionals take the weekend off. Twitter users use hashtags so that their content can be found without being followed. Everything is turned towards discoverability rather than commitment and conversation. Social media practitioners know that people aren’t listening attentively so they repeat…

  • Staring at phones in the rain once again…

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce again I was out in the rain walking around a city. Once again I was looking downwards and then up. I was also looking around and navigating through a city I have been to before but only for a meal and on my way to another place. I went there for…

  • The Social Media

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesForget the term new media, it’s passed, it’s gone. Today’s key word is social media. What this term means is the following. Any medium that encourages conversations via new technologies, whether twitter, blogs and podcasts or forums is a social media. It is the idea that authority has disappeared. Rather than be…