Social Media

Feb
22
The social accountability of Clubhouse

The social accountability of Clubhouse

TL;DR Your actions on Clubhouse could have an impact on the people who invited you, and maybe even on those who you might have invited. A subtle, but valid sense of accountability other platforms do not give you.
2 min read
Jan
19
Are social media platforms publishers or mere providers?

Are social media platforms publishers or mere providers?

I join Lucas Skrobot to talk about the recent headlines around Section 230 in the US, and similar regulations in
Jun
24

Podcasting, expectations and knowing your benchmarks

A two-part conversation with Lucas Skrobot on his show, Own The Future, talking about news cycles and their impact on
Jul
12
Social media, and actually owning what you publish

Social media, and actually owning what you publish

TL;DR I think it’s time you—and everyone—thinks about where you are posting, do you actually own your content, and are you in an environment that encourages ownership, fosters conversation & responsibility vs just a cacophony of echo chambers, spam, hate & likes.
3 min read
May
19

Building the Micro.blog ecosystem

Manton Reece: I think a goal for us with Micro.blog should be that third-party developers get access to the
1 min read
Apr
11
What Twitter was, and what it is now

What Twitter was, and what it is now

Jean MacDonald: I have several friends in “real life” who started as Twitter buddies. But over the years, Twitter has
1 min read
Apr
08

Massaging egos

Zeynep Tufekci, writing for WIRED: “It’s Time to Make Our Privacy Tools Easier to Find”, the company announced without
1 min read
Mar
26

Facebook: “Everyone’s doing it”

The issue with such far reaching applications and OS' is that there aren’t—and are unlikely to be anytime soon—overarching regulations that can manage these issues.
1 min read
Dec
03

With a heavy heart, life after Posterous

I’ve been a Posterous advocate for some time now and my loyalty to the platform only grew the more
2 min read
Sep
12
Goodbye, @Twimbow

Goodbye, @Twimbow

On some level, I guess I knew this was just a matter of time. Today Twimbow, my favorite desktop Twitter
2 min read