Tag: conversations
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What Threads Could and Should Be
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople on FB have pigeon holed me as negative, and don’t understand why I am this way. The reality is that I believe the algorithms highlight when I am negative, rather than positive. I also think that there is a certain amount of bias against me. I post plenty of positive things…
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The Anti Whatsapp for Conversation Mentality
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I was added into a Whatsapp group where people discuss things to do in Geneva as well as more interesting activities a drive from Geneva. I was given admin privilieges on Whatsapp to organise events. In connection to this I shared activity ideas, interesting videos and more related to the topic.…
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Algorithms and Social Media
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently I have been thinking more about trolling. I have been thinking about why, I, and others, appear so negative or toxic on social media. I believe that one reason for this is that algorithms drive conversations and popularity, rather than time devoted to social media, and conversationalism. ## Return on Investment…
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Learning by Blogging
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few days ago I was asked once again why I wore two watches and I gave the usual answer of “this is my GPS watch and that is my Smartwatch”. People still fail to understand so I elaborate and that’s where I saw that blogging is useful. When you write blog posts…
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The Case for Reverting to Web Forums
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a case for reverting to web forums. Web forums are small communities of like minded people that form around topics, ideas, or ideals. They want to have conversations where you look at topics and sub topics, rather than following people. By having conversations on a smaller scale there is more…
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Le petit Soldat de Jean Luc Godard
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFilmed in a Cinema Verité style. They mention Geneva. A nice conclusion.