My quest to see unhinged Twitter ads
I’ve long been interested in the legend of unhinged Twitter ads. It’s a simple yet inspirational tale. An everyday user, not too different from you or I, tailors…
Tag: social media
Let’s bring back pen pals and keep in touch offline
Okay hear me out: we should bring back pen pals. And not necessarily email pen pals, where we just write long messages to one another. I’m calling for…
Social media isn’t fun, and that might be okay
Lately several of my friends have left social media. I wish I could join them. Unfortunately, running a blog or any other creative pursuit makes social media obligatory.…
How to not post bad opinions online
Picture the following scenario: You posted another opinion online and it turned out to be a stinker. Your post got lots of engagement, but it was mostly people…
Media Are Plural vows to spell doom for doomscrolling
Let’s be honest: It usually sucks to use social media. There are (far too many) advertisements that know too much, famous people posting bad takes, endless flows of…
Rip offs ranked: A look at social media Stories clones
Twitter’s new Fleets feature has a lot of people on my feed complaining, and very few people uh … fleeting? Posting Instagram Stories except on Twitter? Hardly anyone…
Instagram’s algorithm doesn’t know anything about me
Back in the halcyon days when Media Are Plural was a radio show, circa 2013-14, I made some shows about the positive aspects of social media. This was…