Follow the money. It is the traditional advice for everyone who wants to understand why someone is doing something that is not obvious. If I ask: why are big and small technology businesses collecting personal data of people and tracking their activities? The answer is: that’s where the money is … Read >
Tag: social media
How to migrate to another Mastodon server
So I decided to move to a new Mastodon server (also known as an instance) that had terms better suitable for one of our foreign language blogs. It is really amazing that a migration function even exists in a social media service. Normally services do everything they can to lock … Read >
Is social media on a trajectory to become an old-media like gatekeeper?
What a joy it was to realize that it really was possible to publish anything we wanted on a blog, or comment on other people’s blogs. Sharing witty remarks on Twitter and holiday beach photos on Facebook was better than prime time television. Happy times. Gradually, everyone realized it was … Read >
Inside Facebook: what makes the Zuckerberg machine tick
Facebook is such a powerful global enterprise that its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders haven’t always understood its might. The social media service has been exploited to rig elections, to develop terrorist and hate communities, and spread fake news, to name a few activities that have had … Read >
What is the difference between metaverse and fediverse?
The universe is an extremely large and extremely complex entity, but new technology concepts metaverse and fediverse are rather complex as well. Metaverse and fediverse are so different concepts that it may not even be reasonable to compare them, but the comparison may help us understand what they are and … Read >
Never share this information about yourself on social media, a former con artist advises
Frank Abagnale, whose successful career as a scammer was depicted in a movie Catch Me If You Can has some solid advice for all of us who like to share information about our lives on social media. The first point Abagnale makes is that he doesn’t post anything on social … Read >
Facebook, Fortnite and Snapchat have something in common
There can only be one Facebook. It was our conclusion when we recorded a podcast about five years ago. Since practically everyone is on Facebook, it is expected that you are there as well. Any competing social network will have to attract so many members that it creates the feeling … Read >
What to do when your Google+ account is going away
A letter from hell, or a message to be completely ignored. Google+ evoked strong feelings among its users. Some people were passionate about Google’s social media service because they had found their community, and loved the platform’s remarkable functionality. Others were too busy posting dog photos and liking them in … Read >