Tag: twitter
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Thoughts on Threads
Threads Launched. My overall impression of threads 48hrs in are pretty “meh.” If anything, it’s proving just how mature of a product Twitter really is at this point. It’s missing simple things that we’ve taken for granted, like gif integration. It’s missing more substaintial things hashtags and a way to actually see posts from people…
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Twitter Circles Security Incident
A couple of months ago I wrote a post promoting the use of Twitter’s Circles. It was one of my coping mechanisms for using current Twitter in its semi-broken state. Then people started reporting that their private circle posts had were appearing in public timelines. They were right. Twitter sent out an email last week…
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New Content Incoming, Site Privacy Downgrade
A small programming note as they might say on TV or whatever. I’ve been doing a terrible job sticking to my New Years Resolution to write a blog post every week. Not the biggest deal, resolutions are aspirational. Anyways, I’ve come up with a new type of content I want to try writing in the…
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Twitter Circles as LJ Friends List
Update April 10, 2023:I’ve been seeing some reports that Twitter’s “circles” feature leaking tweets outside of your defined circle. I haven’t seen any evidence of this happening on my account. Although, I do see the “circles” callout disappearing from my circled tweets (i.e. the appear to be public) after some time. However, these posts continue…
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On Social Networks and Twitter
I have been extremely online since the late 1990s. I’ve been using The Internet socially since I was a teenager, so the concept of a “social network” has always seemed a little reductive to me. For me and my peers, a social network is maybe a more connected and organized internet experience. A simplification and…