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February: The month in social media
February was a busy month for social media news. In this new series, we’ll take a look at some of the stories that caught our attention. #RIPTwitter In early February Twitter made two changes to the...
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March: The month in social media
It’s time for our round-up of social media news that caught our attention last month. What social media developments caught your interest in March? Instagram implements a new algorithm Following the...
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Here’s our monthly round-up of social media news. What stories caught your attention in April? Share! Share damnit! Back in ye goode olde days of primary school, the teacher used to shepherd us into...
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May: The month in social media
Our round-up of the social media stories that caught our attention in May looks at branded videos, trending news on Facebook and Twitter giving us more room for cat GIFs. Twitter’s revamp Twitter...
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Our round-up of the social media stories that caught our attention in July looks at the debate over Twitter’s new verified accounts policy, Instagram’s comment moderation plans and other social media...
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Our round-up of the social media stories that caught our attention in August looks at Facebook’s algorithm trouble and Periscope’s new series for brands and creatives. Why the human element matters A...
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Five ways social networks are driving me mad
I’m convinced that there is a giant social network conspiracy to evolve me into Victor Meldrew. Why? Because every time I log in to one network or another I’m almost always confronted with a really...
View ArticleIs social media bad for us?
Social media is bad for us, says former Facebook exec, Chamath Palihapitiya. Well, he didn’t say that exactly, what he said was: “I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric...
View ArticleHow can we limit our exposure to social media negativity?
Did you know that doomscrolling was in the dictionary now? It makes sense. In the early part of the pandemic, even the most sensible people I know were doing things like leaving the Guardian Live page...
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Are you…threading?
Oh boy. Another app. Last year, in a fit of pique about the car billionaire buying my favourite app — the place I set up an account in 2008 to be a professional and ended up, 15 years later, mostly...
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