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Dec. 26, 2024

Are You Embedding Twitter / X?

Much has been written these past few weeks of the exodus from Twitter/X to BlueSky and other platforms. The victory of Donald Trump in the US election seems to have been a trigger point for folks on the left, those concerned about democracy, and tho…

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Dec. 4, 2024

BlueSky Shows The Way On The Korean Coup

The Promised Land? Source: Microsoft's AI image generator For two years, I've felt homeless in the social media world. I left Twittter/X when Elon Musk completed his takeover, repelled by the boorish swath of firings that ensued. I vowed not to ret…

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Nov. 13, 2024

Oligopomedia And The Public Square

Do you trust these guys? Over the past few days, several media articles have detailed the exodus of social media users from Twitter/X. Writers in the New York Times and Slate have now cited Bluesky as the latest beneficiary.  Unlike Thre…

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Aug. 1, 2023

The Case For Journalists Leaving Twitter

The fact that Twitter is a mess is not news or a surprise. The transition to a new "X" logo and the elimination of the blue bird is just another exercise in Elon Musk's narcissism.  I'm skeptical of the platform's ability to survive given the p…

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