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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Medium stops supporting custom domains
Medium deprecates custom domain support, which is just another way to maintain control of your content in my opinion.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
