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Enjoying the Fediverse

Jan 28, 2025

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the moment I feel myself drifting away from Facebook because although I like seeing the hikes that people share and the potential groups I could join I do not like the leadership of that site. I also muted the two whatsapp groups that I follow from GoSocial because I want to…

On Using Facebook Again

Nov 11, 2023

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently I reverted to Facebook due to the death of Twitter, but also because of the political bias I see on Mastodon instances. That political bias has encouraged me to take a break from that social network until the conflict is over. Critical Mass Yesterday I saw that two people on Facebook…

Mastodon has Eight Million Accounts Today

Dec 3, 2022

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richard

in social media, social media living room, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesMastodon has reached eight million accounts today. That’s close to the population of Switzerland and two million less than London. Mastodon is growing because it was ready to scale up at the right time. As Musk and Twitter shift towards the Right, and as Musk perpetuates conspiracy theories, on a daily basis,…

Social media, loneliness and isolation.

Mar 22, 2015

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richard

in social media, social media living room, social networking, tech related, twitter

Reading Time: 3 minutes”The pathology of social media is all about loneliness” Social media professionals take the weekend off. Twitter users use hashtags so that their content can be found without being followed. Everything is turned towards discoverability rather than commitment and conversation. Social media practitioners know that people aren’t listening attentively so they repeat…

A move away from centralised “social networks” and “social media”

Nov 25, 2014

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richard

in social media, Social Media Deontology, social media living room, social networking

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacebook engagement has declined since farmville distracted people away from conversations and towards mindless interactions with games, the sharing of tabloid content and emotional posts. These changes have had an adverse effect on social networks and the way in which we engage with people. I have noted a shift away from…

Two million members for the London Network on Facebook.

Jan 8, 2008

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richard

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are now two million people who consider themselves to be part of the London network. It is currently the biggest network Facebook has to the best of my knowledge. I know it was the largest before and there’s a good chance it has remained so. That’s a lot of people.…

Facebook Is Down

Jul 31, 2007

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richard

in tech related

Reading Time: 2 minutesSocial networking websites should never be down because their success comes from three factors; ease of use, accessibility, and reliability. With a good layout and good interaction, the website attracts the novice as well as the weather-beaten web surfer that’s seen it all. Accessibility is about it being easy to use on…

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Enjoying the Fediverse

On Using Facebook Again

Mastodon has Eight Million Accounts Today

Social media, loneliness and isolation.

A move away from centralised “social networks” and “social media”

Two million members for the London Network on Facebook.

Facebook Is Down