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Bluesky, Billionaires, And Dodo Birds
People say that Bluesky might turn into Twitter and be purchased by a billionaire I know Jay doesn’t want this to happen. And in theory it won’t due to the possibility of decentralization, but we’ve been burned multiple times. Shall we do it again? Sure, why not. 😵💫😜 I mean, until that happens Bluesky is
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Day 2 Of The FediForum!
Today I actually made a three sessions at the second day of the 4th FediForum. Two were about journalism. The First was how newsrooms use or rather don’t quite use the Fediverse. Not yet at least. And how it’s all about metrics and tracking to make sure the effort is worth the squeeze. It was
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Extremely Online… Taylor Lorenz’s New Book Is Out!
It came with a thud on my front step. I had forgotten I ordered it to be honest. Taylor Lorenz’s new book on social media and influence online Extremely Online looks absolutely amazing. I’ve been a fan of Lorenz since she worked at the New York Times. Her coverage of social media and the Internet
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The Urge To Go To A Small Mastodon Host Again… I Did It
I can’t explain it. I’m going back to hosting my own instance. It’ll be just for me and I’ll have complete control over the whole instance. Managing Masto.ai with Stux was fun and all, but the responsibility became too much as more and more people were complaining about spam and what not. I still wish
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People Who Stay On Twitter Are Aiding Musk In His Antics
I know a lot of people who are still on Twitter, because they feel they get a benefit from it. But what is the benefit of being associated with Elon Musk. He’s a truly horrible person with very right-wing/Nazi/Fascist tendencies. Now Musk is planning on getting rid of the Twitter branding altogether. I think this
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More Social Now?
Before the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic, I was in a flow. It was regular and comfortable. Now that we’re all stuck at home, I feel that there are more things going on and that I’m being more social than I was before. Yes, we are home schooling our 7 year old son. That takes time
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Take Your Time On LinkedIn
I don’t know how many times I see this, but people misspelling and worst of all not using correct capitalization on LinkedIn. People this site profile acts as an online resume to many. Treat it as such. Proof read, proof read, proof read. And you know what? Have someone else look it over too. Look,
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Special Episode Of The Digital Marketing Dive Podcast
In this episode my co-host, Shawn, and I discuss the proper etiquette for pitching people online. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts in the comments. Oh and by the way, there is some mild swearing in this episode.
