Posts by Claeshs@newsie.social
(DIR) Post #AR4VKLHO5CaJRt5rIe by Claeshs@newsie.social
2022-12-28T14:32:55Z
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Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko keeps rejecting investment offers from venture capital firms ✅“Mastodon will not turn into everything you hate about Twitter, said Rochko"https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd?sharetype=blocked
(DIR) Post #AR4VKMTTdjqj9fl1ma by Claeshs@newsie.social
2022-12-28T14:53:04Z
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Meanwhile in VC Silicon Valley
(DIR) Post #AYMpp4Teiy9ha2Wl5k by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-03T22:12:17Z
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Primer on the possibilities of a decentralized social media future where Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads might be interoperable."Meta won’t be able to serve ads or access the data of Mastodon users"https://www.engadget.com/is-decentralization-the-future-of-social-media-194554192.html
(DIR) Post #AYPgUbRVQLIuPXvub2 by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-05T07:03:38Z
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Elon Musk failing to live up to his promises is hardly news: "Elon Musk’s X can’t send Blue subscribers their ad revenue-sharing payouts on time / Twitter / X announced late on Friday that the check is (not) in the mail"Can't wait to trust him with all my savings 😅https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/4/23820859/x-twitter-ad-sharing-payment-unpaid-delay-elon-musk
(DIR) Post #AYc2kHhb7ETIi0rUFE by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-11T05:58:29Z
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Not feeling sorry for News Corp, but (print) advertising is such a pain for all publishers at the moment: The media conglomerate reports a 75% decrease in full-year profit, mainly due to a decline in revenue from print and digital advertising."For the first time, News Corp generated more than half of its revenue from digital streams"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/11/profits-dive-at-news-corp-as-media-group-hints-at-ai-future-plans-rupert-murdoch
(DIR) Post #AYqTjWyWy3cju6CcLI by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-17T20:03:12Z
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Thousands of scientists are are reducing their presence on Twitter and joining competitors like Mastodon, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Threads."many of those... mentioned Musk’s management of the platform. Many said that they had noticed an uptick in the amount of fake accounts, trolls and hate speech on the platform."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0
(DIR) Post #AYqYdOHirhmOz54SGW by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-18T04:33:25Z
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@askekammer I know the feeling. I'm not a scientist myself of course, but I see a similar trend in various communities. Old Twitter has been a valuable source of learning and networking and replicating that experience in a more fragmented social media environment is nearly impossible.
(DIR) Post #AZ2BLfU0Daeo3sujIm by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-08-23T20:22:43Z
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Not exactly rocket science people... 🤦♂️"the [The Scandinavian Sleep] method theorizes there should be two duvets in the bedroom — one for each person"https://www.bustle.com/life/scandinavian-sleep-method
(DIR) Post #AavTg6K9GZwSF7kV9s by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-10-19T10:48:31Z
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Musk constantly comes up with new creative ways to make Twitter unusable, but this seems like the most effective idea yet👍"The Tesla billionaire... has discussed simply removing the app's availability in the region, or blocking users in the European Union from accessing it"https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-considering-taking-twitter-x-out-of-europe-dsa-2023-10?r=US&IR=TThreat or promise?
(DIR) Post #AbO3vK5IioVuJUMQHg by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-11-02T04:55:59Z
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(Sad) lesson from a failed attempt at building a Twitter alternative."Being kinder and safer is not enough of a differentiator, because kindness and safety by themselves aren’t interesting enough. There was not enough interesting content on the platform for the experience to become a daily habit"https://medium.com/gabor/from-t2-to-pebble-the-rise-challenges-and-lessons-of-building-a-twitter-alternative-553652f1d1e7
(DIR) Post #AbOFhipp6QggTGOznE by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-11-02T08:19:10Z
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@anderspuck Yup, at this point, I believe the only real threat to Twitter is Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads all connecting via ActivityPub.
(DIR) Post #AbOGbngUGABxjBm8TA by Claeshs@newsie.social
2023-11-02T08:29:16Z
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@anderspuck I agree. Threads and Mastodon joining forces could also pose an existential threat to Bluesky.