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The Future of Social Media: Are Ethics Enough?

The Future of Social Media: Are Ethics Enough?

The idea of democratic and open Fediverse aligns with many nonprofits, NGOs, and activists - but is that enough? The Fediverse, a network of decentralised interoperable social media platforms, is seen by many as the future of social media. It's a return to what social media was meant

The 'X-odus' (UK Edition)

The 'X-odus' (UK Edition)

More and more people in the UK are leaving X, so where are they going? As I explored in my blog post Mojo Dojo Casa House: X & Masculinity - X has become a bit of a bin fire. It was further proven recently when, after three young girls were

All About Community: Newsmast 3.1.0

All About Community: Newsmast 3.1.0

Newsmast introduces a string of new features, perfect for growing a community online. There is a vast array of Mastodon clients and Fediverse enabled social platforms - many of which have their own app. Each one serves a certain type of audience. Mammoth captures the sleek iOS feel, IceCubes has

The Fediverse just got some street cred, thanks to Threads

The Fediverse just got some street cred, thanks to Threads

Threads (finally) took a brave step towards the Fediverse Yesterday, Threads used their platform to put spotlight on the Fediverse by inviting Block Party co-founder Tracy Chou and Flipboard co-founder Mike McCue to an AMA (ask me anything) on the Fediverse - hosted by the Threads brand account. With 4.

Rebellion of Machine Perfection

Rebellion of Machine Perfection

Machines scroll among us. Whilst on Threads recently, I saw a post by Ghost creator, John O'Nolan, wondering why a TikTok trend saw users intentionally miming audio out of sync. The reply, by Robert Stephens, inspired this blog. John O’Nolan (@johnonolan) on ThreadsI assume this makes me

Mojo Dojo Casa House: X & Masculinity

Mojo Dojo Casa House: X & Masculinity

Say goodbye to the Twitter you knew, Musk's X is stomping on the grave. I've recently had the displeasure of going back to X (aka Twitter), a platform that continues to turn further and further from the light it once was. The platform is a lot

Influencing Influencers

Influencing Influencers

How do you change the way the professionals do social media? Social media is a job. That is not up for debate. It's a complicated mix of marketing, design, and PR - surprisingly few people can do it. But what do you do when you want to influence

Laying the Rage Bait: Journalism on Social Media

Laying the Rage Bait: Journalism on Social Media

Social media is a battlefield of information. More than ever, we are seeing news providers being beaten up by the current structure of information sharing online. There is a fight for relevance. Headlines, images, & NIBs are all crafted to pull in engagement. I want to explore how I think

Answering ARMY's Question: What is the Fediverse & How Do We Get Involved?

Answering ARMY's Question: What is the Fediverse & How Do We Get Involved?

Since my last blog took off, thanks to BTS' ARMY, this one's for you and for anyone else curious about this Fediverse/Social Web/social-media-in-an-interconnected-network thing. If you missed it, I ended my last blog with an introduction to the Fediverse for ARMY new to Bluesky. Since

PurpleSky: ARMY on Bluesky & the Social Web

PurpleSky: ARMY on Bluesky & the Social Web

Time and time again, we have seen communities emerge on social media based on similar interests. Within those communities have been sub-communities and within them friendship, or perhaps better labeled as acquaintance, groups. This structure, where we seek out people who like the same things, leads to huge online communities

Why a blog?

Hi, my name is Saskia. I've been writing since I was a kid, like, really writing. Novels, poetry, I even had an obsession with magazines (some of which have turned into my favourite portfolio pieces). From there, I got two degrees, both of which included a lot of