How to block Twitter trolls
A look at various ways to block Twitter trolls, ranging from Twitter’s built-in blocking tools to automated tools such as Block Party.
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.
Media outlets and Black Lives Matter tweets
The past week has seen numerous protests nationwide sparked by Minneapolis police officers killing George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man. This round of Black Lives… Read More »Media outlets and Black Lives Matter tweets
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)
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
My Twitter basic usage tips
I notice that I’ve written a lot about Facebook over the past few years, but not as much about Twitter. It might be from Facebook’s… Read More »My Twitter basic usage tips
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… Read More »The presence of popular political leaders on Twitter
My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, open source social networks
Update (7/4/20): I’ve shuttered my Mastodon and Pixelfed pages out of a lack of use, so I’ve deleted the links to those. Over the past… Read More »My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, open source social networks
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… Read More »My social network usage (Spring 2019)
Twitter’s 2018 year in review
2018 for Twitter went about as well as it did for 2017. It still has a lot of the same problems: a lower user count… Read More »Twitter’s 2018 year in review