I've always wondered if anyone actually used the social sharing buttons embedded on news sites and (some) WordPress blogs.
I drew a bunch of dots to explain why social media is broken.
Two years ago last month, I shut down This., a social media platform that allowed each member to share just 1 link a day. The service was…
Sharing news you didn't read can feel like expertise
Social media sharers believe that they are knowledgeable about the content they share, even if they have not read it or have only glanced at a headline.
Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking (Published 2021)
Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it’s struggling to deal with their effects.
Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement
Instead of leaning into heavy social sharing widgets, you can create a truly user-friendly social sharing component that works for everyone, using built-in APIs and progressive enhancement.
Click Browser on Twitter / X
How do you keep up with the web?I'm a news hound, and I find social feeds too noisy. So I'm experimenting with something new in Click—a completely private feed reader, that lets you follow blogs, newsletters / substacks, YouTube channels, Bluesky creators, subreddits, and more.… pic.twitter.com/jjNO2x6614— Click Browser (@clickbrowser) February 4, 2026
FediForum | Growing the Open Social Web:<br>An Online Un-Workshop
Since the Twitter takeover by Elon Musk over three years ago, the Open Social Web has been adopted by an enthusiastic community. People world-wide are building and using open social platforms and open social protocols to better interact with others online.
Redirect Twitter Share to Bluesky
With this extension, you can easily share from websites to Bluesky. Just click on the current Twitter (X) share button on the page, and the extension will redirect you to post on Bluesky.
blogs.social — Discover the open web
Discover and follow blogs across Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and the open social web.
Social Media and News Fact Sheet %page%
Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
atShare — One button to reach them all
The share button the open web was missing. Bluesky, Mastodon, and more — with portable preferences stored on each person's own PDS.
Added a "shared links" page to my personal site: v4.jasik.xyz/links
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v4.jasik.xyzThe thought occurred to me (belatedly) that maybe there are other accounts on the promotional website that aren’t actually on W Social yet. Right now, wsocial.news shows me 4 users who are indeed on W Social and 3 who aren’t: @london.gov.uk, @beate.neos.eu, and @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu.
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@london.gov.uk is still on wsocial.news and is still not actually on W Social. It’s been long enough to really make it look like it could be the Greta Thunberg thing all over again Sources: pdsls.dev/at://did:plc:axuvbckddrg7lwlp… blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-soci…
Check out atShare — a universal share selector for the open social web: atshare.social
atShare — One button to reach them all
atshare.socialToday some of the most innovative creators & podcasters are launching social websites that will bring millions of their fans to the social web: verge.surf.social decoder.surf.social versionhistory.surf.social vergecast.surf.social wired.surf.social 404media.surf.social poweruser.surf.social
Social media is no longer social. Most of it is passive viewing of videos and pictures from people we've never met. But we're still studying social media like it's 2010. We've entered the post-social media era — and research needs to catch up. osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/6nue7_v1 preprint w/ Richard Rogers
