One year later, the problem with social media is clear: PEBKAC
I don’t usually buy into “blame the user” for most problems, but our collective addiction to vanity metrics ruined everything, and even those who didn’t buy into them have suffered the consequences. The problem exists between keyboard and chair.
Five Things: May 25, 2023
“The social contract is broken.” Five things for May 25, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: April 13, 2023
“Cynicism and pessimism… that’s its own kind of failure.” Five things for April 13, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: March 30, 2023
“A new economic engine for culture.” Five things for March 30, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: March 16, 2023
“They never liked you or what you had to say.” Five things for March 16, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: March 2, 2023
“It’s basically Pop-Up Video 3.0.” Five things for March 2, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: February 2, 2023
“Accountability rolls downhill in Corporate America.” Five things for February 2, 2023. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
Five Things: December 1, 2022
Five things for December 1, 2022. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
[FLASHBACK] The Future of the Blog: Robots Win
Shatner’s on Twitter, too, which is a “micro-blogging” platform. It’s like a blog on training wheels, for bloggers too stupid or boring to put together a compelling paragraph or three, and social media gurus who don’t like dealing with people all that much. Ev and Biz clearly had no idea the monster they were creating.
Five Things: September 29, 2022
Five things for September 29, 2022. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.