It seems to me that some messaging app that has the functionality of WeChat is where a lot of this web3 and cryptocurrency is going. The functionality of WeChat is described by Wikipedia as: messaging, public accounts (for famous people or people with an audience), channels for friend groups, digital payments, video, etc. Right now, … Continue reading Messengers
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Metamates
"“Meta, Metamates, Me is about being good stewards of our company and mission,” Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook profile, which reportedly followed an all-hands meeting detailing the company’s new direction. “It’s about the sense of responsibility we have for our collective success and to each other as teammates. It’s about taking care of our … Continue reading Metamates
Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
"On Tuesday, a Florida judge sentenced Daniel Baker, an anti-fascist activist, to 44 months in federal prison for social media posts that called for armed defense against possible far-right attacks on the state’s Capitol in the wake of the January 6 riots. Baker, a 34-year-old yoga teacher and emergency medical technician trainee, had no previous … Continue reading Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
Facebook Directs Your Eyes
"What this means is that even more than it is in the advertising business, Facebook is in the surveillance business. Facebook, in fact, is the biggest surveillance-based enterprise in the history of mankind. It knows far, far more about you than the most intrusive government has ever known about its citizens. It’s amazing that people … Continue reading Facebook Directs Your Eyes
Jumbo
"Jumbo (Android, iOS) isn't a social media app replacement as such, but it can help you lock down the social networks that you're already signed up for (and where your friends will already be). At the moment it comprehensively covers Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and though some of its features require a subscription, you do … Continue reading Jumbo
Social Chronophage
"The social industry doesn’t just eat our time with endless stimulus and algorithmic scrolling; it eats our time by creating and promoting people who exist only to be explained to, people to whom the world has been created anew every morning, people for whom every settled sociological, scientific, and political argument of modernity must be … Continue reading Social Chronophage
Three Years Without Facebook, Most Social Media
Occasionally, I'll see an article where someone talks about giving up social media or a specific service - such as Facebook - for a week, a month, 99 days, a year, or even that it isn't possible for most people. The last may be true. If someone relies on weak ties to get through difficult … Continue reading Three Years Without Facebook, Most Social Media
I Don’t Know Much, But I Know That
Disabling Facebook and Other Social Media Tracking in WordPress
I realized yesterday that the default sharing options in WordPress enabled tracking by Facebook and Twitter. I don't want advertising or tracking on my site. I found that you can turn these "features" off in the Dashboard. Simply click on Enabled Services and drag and drop into Available Services, and vice versa, for services you … Continue reading Disabling Facebook and Other Social Media Tracking in WordPress
A Second ‘Second Life’: Facebook Horizon
"Welcome to Facebook Horizon, an ever-expanding VR world where you can explore, play, and create in extraordinary ways. At Horizon, you’re not just discovering a new world, you are part of what makes it great."-Facebook Horizon At first glance, Horizon seems like a modernized Second Life, a first-person Sims, a fulfillment of the intentions of … Continue reading A Second ‘Second Life’: Facebook Horizon
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