Money for nothing (chicks for free)
Another look at Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and how all and sundry are waking up in the morning and deciding things are worth money.
Tag: Social Media
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Jack Dorsey and non-fungible tokens
Jack Dorsey is selling a tweet for $millions and I cannot fathom why anyone would pay such money for something so ephemeral. -
Independent, distributed social media
An argument to replace the current corporate social media silos with an independent, distributed alternative. -
Facebook and I finally agree
Facebook refuses to play ball with new Australian regulations. Instead of paying news corporations to link to them, Facebook bans Australians from seeing any news. -
Facebook bemoans Apple privacy change. Again.
Facebook has taken out full-page advertisements in a number of US newspapers to complain about Apple's upcoming privacy change. -
Harsh action proposed against Facebook
Federal regulators and prosecutors from 45 states want to break up Facebook and undo its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. -
The feud between Apple's Tim Cook and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Tim Cook of Apple and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook have been feuding for some time now. This article summarises that feud. -
Facebook threatens to withdraw from the EU (we should be so lucky)
A new rule by Ireland's Data Protection Commission upsets Facebook enough for them to threaten to withdraw their services from the EU. -
Facebook depressed about upcoming privacy restrictions
Facebook says it might be pointless to try and track advert performance when Apple's iOS 14 starts asking users for permission to do so. -
Trump, Twitter and Facebook
My own opinions about Trump's recent spat with Twitter and Facebook's subsequent lack of action. -
Zuckerberg claims to be ready to prevent electoral interference
Zuckerberg says Facebook will prevent electoral interference but is less like to prevent coronavirus misinformation. -
You are the product
The support offered by big companies is often terrible and that's particularly true for big tech. -
Why would anyone post a good blog on Facebook?
A post on Dave Winer's Scripting News site demonstrates why posting a good blog on Facebook is stupid. -
Cloth nappy influencers — the world has gone bonkers
It seems we now have cloth nappy 'influencers' and I wonder if the world has reached a new level of crazy. -
Zuckerberg suddenly embraces privacy
Mark Zuckerberg appears to have had a change of heart and now wants a privacy-focussed Facebook, according to an article on the BBC. -
Facebook's fan subscription model for creators
Facebook plans a fan subscription model to compete with Patreon. TechCrunch pick holes in it and ask whether Facebook can be trusted with creators' content. -
Avoid big tech silos for your services
Colin Devroe warms of the dangers of using big tech silos for your services, specifically in relation to Verizon in this case. -
Phone addiction
An article on the Huffington Post looks at how some of their staff handle an evening’s TV without a phone. The results concern me. -
Medium stops supporting custom domains
Medium deprecates custom domain support, which is just another way to maintain control of your content in my opinion. -
Facebook’s ’trustworthiness’ score comes under fire
In their attempt to deal with fake news, Facebook has introduced a 'trustworthiness' score. This score has its critics though. -
Instagram face and the quest for perfection
An interesting article by Alexandra Jones on the BBC about 'Instagram face'. I'm more interested in how this reflects on society in general, if indeed it does at all. -
Twitter flips API, cripples many third-party apps
MacStories reports the Twitter API changes due today and some of the effects those changes are having on third-party apps. -
Twitter finally takes some (minimal) action against Infowars
TechCrunch reports Twitter has dropped Infowars into the sin bin for seven days for a tweet that allegedly broke their terms of use. -
The Infowars debate and a website's whims
What expectations should you have when it comes to influencing a privately-owned website's content? None at all, I argue. -
Controlling your own creative content and IndieWeb
Why you should maintain control of your creative content on the internet via your own website and the blueprint provided by IndieWeb. -
Clamp down on fake news, says MP
An article by the BBC about the prevalence of fake news. Some MPs are calling for greater regulation to combat this, particularly online. -
How to survive social media
After a short foray into Twitter, I produce my recommendations about how to survive social media. Avoid the politics, essentially. -
Facebook profits and revenues up despite privacy scandal
A New York Times article shows that Facebook has been largely unaffected by the privacy scandal in terms of its profits and revenues. -
How social media has changed the internet
A look at how social media has lessened the need for things like site identity and a home page. But is it wise to make social media your only 'home' on the internet? -
Zuckerberg wants good privacy for Facebook, as long as it doesn’t affect profits
An article from the BBC about how Facebook is trying to dodge new EU privacy regulations. -
Why Zuckerberg's 14-Year apology tour hasn't fixed Facebook
An article from Wired about Mark Zuckerberg's approach to privacy on Facebook over the years.