Juneteenth and the Big Five tech companies
A look at how the major tech companies are planning to observe Juneteenth.
Trump banned from Twitter; Parler also kicked offline
Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter. Additionally, far-right website Parler has also been kicked offline.
Blog status update (August 2020): My Facebook page is back (yet again)
Time for another blog status update… Facebook and Instagram pages return (again) Photo by opopododo (Flickr / CC BY / cropped from original) Since the… Read More »Blog status update (August 2020): My Facebook page is back (yet again)
How to break up the tech giants?
Last week, Congress held a hearing to question the business practices of four of the biggest tech companies, and to see if they violate antitrust… Read More »How to break up the tech giants?
Facebook buys Giphy for $400 million
Last week, Facebook announced it’s buying the popular animated GIF archive site Giphy for $400 million. The new purchase will be folded under the Instagram… Read More »Facebook buys Giphy for $400 million
My social network usage (Spring 2020)
Here’s my annual look at my current social network usage. Facebook I shuttered the blog’s Facebook page in late 2018, and not reopened it since.… Read More »My social network usage (Spring 2020)
A look at Facebook in the 2010s
Facebook rose over the 2010s to become synonymous with the phrase “social media.” Early on in the decade, Facebook was seen as reasonably benign, or… Read More »A look at Facebook in the 2010s
Twitter to stop carrying political ads
Twitter’s not been in the news as much as Facebook has lately. That’s despite Twitter having its own long list of problems. There’s its problems… Read More »Twitter to stop carrying political ads
Facebook to launch news feature that includes Breitbart
Yes, it’s even more news about Facebook. (Things have been very busy lately for Mark Zuckerberg’s company.) Late last week, Facebook announced plans to launch… Read More »Facebook to launch news feature that includes Breitbart
Recommended Facebook alternatives (and why replacing it’s hard)
Over the past week, online once again had an uproar over Facebook’s latest antics. Earlier this week, it was revealed that its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,… Read More »Recommended Facebook alternatives (and why replacing it’s hard)