Social network review: Threads
by In my review of Threads, Meta’s attempt at a Twitter clone, I look at reasons why it’s a mostly-flawed social network.
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A look at Instagram alternatives
With Meta putting an emphasis on pivoting to video for Instagram, I take a look at Instagram alternatives, from Flickr to Pixelfed.
Blog status update (August 2020): My Facebook page is back (yet again)
Time for another blog status update… Facebook and Instagram pages return (again) Since the last time I wrote one of these updates, I’ve rearranged and …
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. …
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 …
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.
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 …
Flickr to limit free users to 1000 photos; also, a look at Flickr alternatives
Flickr announced on Thursday that it’s making changes to its service. (Flickr was bought by SmugMug back in April.) It’s dropping its free 1TB tier, …
Blog status update (September 2018): Social network changes
It’s time for another of my periodic updates on what’s going on with this blog. While Diverse Tech Geek is doing fine, its social media …
My social network usage (Spring 2018)
I thought I’d look at my social network usage as it now stands, versus the last time I wrote in-depth about it. Facebook Facebook’s the …