Recommended Facebook alternatives (and why replacing it’s hard)
I take a look at alternatives to Facebook, and why there’s no single, one-stop alternative to the massive social network.
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Favorite articles roundup for the week of July 26, 2019
Back in late 2015, I tried writing favorite article roundup posts for a very short while. The idea is similar to that of an email …
The presence of popular political leaders on Twitter
Many people are concerned about their social media followings, and this also extends to politicians. Famously (or infamously), there’s Donald Trump’s Twitter presence. However, most …
My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, open source social networks
My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, two federated social networks that offer alternatives to Twitter and Instagram respectively.
Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency, “Libra,” in 2020
Social media giant Facebook has announced that it’s launching its own cryptocurrency. “Libra” is set to go live in 2020; among the details: It’ll be …
Facebook co-founder calls for social network to be broken up
Yesterday’s social network news was a New York Times opinion piece by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. Hughes left Facebook in 2007 to work on Barack …
“Steven Universe,” “Frontline” episode about Facebook win 2019 Peabody Awards
On the heels of its GLAAD Media Award win earlier this month, “Steven Universe” has racked up another award, this time a Peabody. Meanwhile, “Sesame …
A look at the world’s most popular websites
The world’s most popular websites online include the usual suspects, such as Google and Facebook. However, they also include Russian and Chinese sites. And yes, …
Facebook stores plain text passwords for years; Tumblr traffic drops post-adult material purge
Social media has made headlines all this week… unfortunately, it’s not for the most flattering reasons. Here’s some of the goings-on with some major social …
My social network usage (Spring 2019)
It’s been about a year since I last wrote a dedicated post about my social network usage. Thus, I thought it was time for another …