This is the first part of a four-parter. Part Two on what’s wrong with Meta is here . Part Three on how metadata really matters is here . Part Four on how to avoid Whatsapp is here .

Policymakers, civil society and internal teams outside of the U.S. warned about hate speech fueling violence on Zuckerberg’s social network.

Or: How to fix an attention span.

Today I am wearing my Get Federated t-shirt as my attire as a guest on an Open Education Week panel on “Where are OER conversations happening anymore?” I sing of a Bridge over some kind…

Getting rid of crap is very satisfying. Especially large piles of stuff that maybe once had value, but now just reeks with the stench of rotting, wet discard food. Pressing the dump lever was quite…

Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge

Bluesky is growing very quickly now, but there aren't any really great Bluesky clients for the desktop. Sure, we've pointed out a few third-party Bluesky clients, but none that can match the design of TweetBot. SkyBridge is a great tool that lets you log into Bluesky using any of the (excellent) Mastodon clients on the market. Here's how to use it.

You can now change your Bluesky handle to your own domain name without worrying about losing your old username. Bluesky will reserve it for you.

Every Bluesky and Mastodon account offers an RSS feed. This means you can use any of the best RSS readers to follow posts from any specific user. This is an ideal solution if you mostly want to keep up with the posts of a couple people.

It looks like there is a crowd rush to jump from The Platform I will Only Ever Call Twitter to Bluesky. Huge numbers. Much because there is no learning curve. It looks and feels like Twitter not so…

Sick of the Twitter dumpster fire? Bluesky is the breath of fresh air L&D pros need. It’s a place to connect with amazing people, share insights, and level up your learning game. Join the movem…

For the last year and a half, us Bluesky users have frequently reminded one another that we are merely posters on a niche microblogging website. It's intended as a warning about hubris. A protective against the ever-present danger of poster's madness. A nerd-ass version of the Ancient Roman custom of

As prominent individual and institutional accounts eschew Twitter/X for new social media platforms, Bluesky is having a moment. Drawing on the experience of colleagues on the platform, Ned Potter, …

Social media has splintered across multiple services since the decline of Twitter. I’ve always managed a lot of social media accounts between my own and ones for MacStories, but today the situation is worse than ever. There have always been services like Buffer that make it easier to juggle multiple accounts and services, but they

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Up to date on Instagram changes? Wonder which updates are important to marketers and business owners? Explore Instagram changes that affect your marketing.

From muting accounts to scheduling break reminders, here’s how to get the most out of Meta’s recent social media app.

The new social platform will never be the “next Twitter”—and that’s by design.

Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.

Want exposure on Instagram? Considered curating Instagram guides? Discover how to create Instagram guides that people love and return to regularly.

Twitter’s new owner has a vision that sounds a lot like a scrappy little social network that already exists, with one key difference.

The website makes it much easier to share everything you're working on with your followers.