I’m barely a Snapchat user, but this comment reminds me of what Instagram recently did as well. Nothing really makes sense in the main app now, it’s only in Stories that the timeline makes any sense at all. “Because I am not a teen and have not been for several years, Snapchat’s interface has always…
This is a legitimate concern about Google’s plan but I’m sure eDiscovery was the last of Google’s concerns about this: “What will happen when program code is contained in email? How will lawyers establish that an email is the same as it was when written years ago when it ran an app or script that…
This is an interesting move for any company, but especially so for a social media company: The reason, according to Daily Beast reporter Taylor Lorenz, is that Snap put a digital cone of silence over the Microsoft Theater, blocking public snaps from the area, and told its employees not to post to social media from…
This is a very different way of implementing Stories, actually: “Instagram is changing the way Stories are preserved for posterity. Stories Archive will automatically save your Stories for the future, and Stories Highlights will let you choose certain elements of Stories to share with the world. So, if Stories are your bag, today is a…
This series of articles is directed at parents, who need to teach kids how to be safe, and responsible online, but part of me thinks there are a lot of adults who could use a refresher course too. Especially around the ideas of digital identity and digital emotional intelligence. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children/
Let’s face it. The internet isn’t going away. It’s here to stay, for better and worse. This article does a fair job of describing both the benefits to kids and teens of using social media and the internet in general, as well as the risks. They both exist, let’s not kid ourselves. Don’t hide your…
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