If you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look suspiciously similar to each other:
Social media is a gnarly coordination problem we need to decompose - a warm space
How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds
A growing body of research suggests human behavior on social media is strikingly similar to collective behavior in nature.
How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds
A growing body of research suggests human behavior on social media is strikingly similar to collective behavior in nature.
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How to Take Back Control of Social Media This blog post has been a long time coming, so hydrate and…
Are You Under the Influence? The Tail That Wags The Dog - Dhole Moments
It is tempting and forgivable to believe that we’re in control of our social media experiences. After all, we write what we want in our bio, select our avatars, and even come up with our own …
People, Not Posts: Part II - Real Housewives of San Francisco
What comes after social media?
People, Not Posts: Part II - Real Housewives of San Francisco
What comes after social media?
human.json
A lightweight protocol for humans to assert authorship of their website content and vouch for the humanity of others.
Collective Social | Track what you love. Share what matters.
Curate lists, track your progress, and share recommendations across books, movies, TV shows, and more — all on the open social web.
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One benefit of a “proof of fidelity” system where you aren’t trying to solve for such a narrow question of “is this a human”, is that you don’t need to rely on means of validation that can be biased or inaccessible for many actual humans, such as gov IDs or irl events.2/x— 🌸 ellie 🌸 (@heyellieday) July 29, 2021
Social media algorithms don't allow us to understand or control what we see online and why... until now! Top scholars @jonathanstray.com and @noupside.bsky.social are sharing @mysky.social, a tool that allows users to adjust their feed’s priorities and explains why certain posts appear over others.
🎛️📲 Meet the algorithm you can actually control and understand
newpublic.substack.comI saw a post in a feed and noticed how one snapshot of my screen showed so much of the social web at once
It's working
blog.tynanpurdy.comWhy and how I'm embracing open social blogging (and less traditional social media). I've been working on this post for ages, rewriting etc because things keep changing/improving! Have decided to just post it as is. 😁 #Atmosphere
Embracing open social blogging in the Atmosphere (and less traditional social media)
debbieohi.leaflet.pubrhosf.leaflet.pub/3mqsznoy55k2s/ Such an interesting post by @tessa.germnetwork.com! I feel like I have a different perspective on the social network vs. social media terms having lived through that era, but I definitely think about this distinction a lot too!
People, Not Posts
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