The news cycle is talking about NPR leaving Twitter. This is a good moment to look at a case study of Heise, a big German news outlet, and what joining Mastodon actually means in terms of numbers and engagement.

pEver since Elon Musk completed his $45 billion takeover of Twitter last month, there has been a steady stream of users, including a number of journalists, signing up for Mastodon, an open-source alternative. No one controls Mastodon—or rather, everyone controls their own version of it. There are thousands of servers running the software, and each […]/p

Come for Josh's rant on the future of the internet, stay for his conversation with Vincenzo Natali, director of 'Cube,' 'Splice,' and your favorite episodes of 'Hannibal,' who has taken on William Gibson's reality-bending book 'The Peripheral' and turned it into electrifying TV. The two discuss how horror is in our DNA, his creative relationship with AI, and the difficulties of turning 80's sci-fi into modern art. Discussed: Ray Harryhausen, math that kills you, "big" iPads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From 2019: How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.

From the Beatles to One Direction — her new book on the history of fans

Running headfirst into fights for users’ rights on the internet.

Is it time for journalists to get off Twitter? One of the nation’s leading newspapers has made a presence on the social platform optional. We’ll talk about why, and what effects this could have on the quality of reporting and the safety of reporters. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of CNN and HBO, the collapse of Black News Channel and the USA Today’s innovative use of comic journalism. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

The former employee also says the company hides behind flat offices and metrics to shirk its responsibility.

pResponses to this report written by journalists and media scholars. Each focusing on a specific issue raised,  including legal considerations (Victoria Baranetsky), online harassment (Michelle Ferrier), representation (Leonor Ayala Polley), audience trust (Benjamin Toff), and objectivity (Laura Wagner), can be read here. Executive Summary Journalists increasingly rely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter […]/p

A seminal 2004 study was among the first to investigate the connection between deception rates and technology. What does a 2021 update show?

One influencer was able to snag free meals for two weeks straight.

This article explores the new voice-based app, Clubhouse, and whether the app is truly creating an experience that promotes equity.

Studies of the social impact of the Internet must consider the changing lifestyle of the new economy and not relate solely to industrial-age concepts.

And they own everything about the show.

Did you miss Twitter’s early days? TikTok’s too? Clubhouse is your new chance.