Tag Archives: social
Try Wt.Social
Many are quick to criticize the limitations and the evils of social media, but continue to add their content to the same “services” they criticize. The reason tends to be that this is where the folks they want to interact … Continue reading
Fediverse
The concept of a fediverse or interconnected servers is that multiple independent servers offering the same service exist and are linked. So instead of an approach such as that of Facebook or Twitter in which the same content may come … Continue reading
Interoperability may be the solution
I like the proposal that finding a way to open up competition would be the best approach to addressing the downside of social media. While options exist and some options may appeal to some users as superior, the network effect … Continue reading
Funding social media
I am a supporter of the position that many of the problems with social media would be solved if there was more competition among social media providers. This is similar to the position taken by Sinan Aral in Hype Machine. … Continue reading
Diigo Tagrolls
I collect online resources using Diigo. This is one of those online services that keeps adding capabilities that I tend to ignore. I have long been interested in social bookmarking services as a way to both offer the resources I … Continue reading
The demise of Google+
Google announced today that it is sunsetting Google+. I thought Google+ had great potential as a social media alternative to Facebook, but it never seemed to gain traction. The feature I thought was most valuable was the opportunity to define … Continue reading
it’s complicated
If you are interested in teen use of social media you have likely encountered the name dana boyd (I know. The no caps thing is weird). I have several of her books including the newest (as far as I know) … Continue reading
Course Kit
I decided to try CourseKit to supplement my grad course this semester. Looks like it offers some interesting tools and offers a reasonable way to separate the content you would like to be public and the content you would like … Continue reading
Too many curators and not enough creators
I am attempting to approach this topic with an open mind. Let me begin with this – the big winners online are the content creators. Facebook, Google, Bing – make the big bucks by “bringing value” to the content generated … Continue reading
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