by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | big tech, BlueSky, Fediverse, Internet News, Mastodon, News, Social media, The Conversation, Threads
You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For example, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and started allowing far more disinformation and hateful content on the... by Speedinet | Mar 15, 2025 | BlueSky, facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Meta, Meta Platforms, News, Sections, Social media, X
Democratised technology doesn’t always guarantee democratic outcomes. The emerging fediverse faces similar potential pitfalls. by Speedinet | Oct 2, 2024 | BlueSky, Croissant, Croissant app, Enterprise software, Mastodon, Microsoft, News, Sections, Threads, TSMC, Ubisoft, Windows 11, Windows 11 24H2
In Bookmarks today, Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 24H2 and AI is not boosting developer productivity. by admin | Jul 21, 2023 | App News, Beta yourself, Mastodon, News, Stuff Guides
The Basics Don’t think it’s Twitter Mastodon’s somewhat bumpy onboarding makes people think it’s tricky. And in use, many assume it’s identical to Twitter. Neither point is true. The service is simpler than it first appears, yet it has nuances that set it apart from... by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | App, App News, Instagram, Mastodon, Meta, News, Social media, Threads, Twitter
New information about Meta’s new app and would-be Twitter competitor, Threads, was spotted recently that could see the app launching as soon as Thursday this week. The timing is rather fortuitous after Musk announced that his platform would be temporarily limiting the... by Speedinet | Jul 3, 2023 | Elon Musk, Eugen Rochko, Mastodon, Sections, Social media, Twitter, World
The latest turmoil at Twitter appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a decentralised, user-driven alternative.