Are you still on Twitter? I am although I’m becoming more and more exasperated with the vandalism I see being done by Elon Musk as he continues to remake Twitter in his own image. Just a week ago, Musk posted a series of tweets indicating that the very name of…
Since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter last October, much discussion has ensued on finding an alternative social networking platform where unhappy Twitter users could migrate from Twitter and leave the uncertainty and chaos behind. In the past month, one name has gathered significant momentum and come to the…
The phrase “end of days” came to my mind as I reviewed a number of critical news reports during this past week about the current state of Twitter. The forthcoming demise of Twitter, sooner or later, is the strong thread running through all of this content, assessing the situation and…
For many people, the blue checkmark on Twitter has been synonymous with credibility, influence, and social status. For others, it’s a vanity project with no real value to anyone, a broad sentiment that might grow in the face of changes to the verification programme that are in process. These changes…
A few weeks ago, a small handful of people got together in a coffee shop in Reading to enjoy some good coffee and talk about the state of social media and developments with social networks. The conversation was clearly focused on Mastodon and Twitter. This was the Twitter-Mastodon Open House…
Last week Twitter relaunched Twitter Blue, its new subscription service that offers premium features like account verification and a range of services such as greater prominence for your tweets, the ability to edit your tweets after publication, and to see less ads. It costs $8 per month ($11 per month…
It’s been an adventure observing the chaos that’s ensued following Elon Musk’s completion of his deal last month to purchase Twitter for $44 billion. It’s also been a nightmare for users large and small, and for advertisers large and small, navigating the shifting quicksands that make up the Twitter landscape.…
Even if you’re not a fan of Twitter and/or Elon Musk, you’d have been hard pressed to avoid news about both over the past week. Since closing the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion (£39 billion) on October 27, Musk has sowed huge fear, uncertainty and doubt about what’s…
