A developer shares their experience moving from Twitter to Mastodon, discusses the tech community exodus, and provides helpful resources for newcomers.
A developer shares their process and answers FAQs about applying to speak at tech conferences, covering submissions, preparation, and networking.
Explores the IndieWeb movement, Mastodon's complexity, and rethinking social media for calmer, owned content.
A critical analysis of the Fediverse (Mastodon, Pleroma) highlighting its benefits as a decentralized social network but also its toxic, Twitter-like dynamics.
The author argues that Twitter's content quality has declined for tech learning, finding Hacker News a more efficient source for high-quality articles and discussions.
Tips for content creators on expanding reach and building an audience through syndication and leveraging larger platforms.
A retrospective analysis of 2018 as a pivotal year where tech giants like Facebook and Google faced major scandals, public backlash, and declining trust.
A developer explains how to automate social media posting for personal branding using Feedly, Zapier, and Buffer.
Argues for decentralized, open-source social platforms as the solution to privacy exploitation by centralized tech giants like Facebook and Google.
A tutorial on using Python and the Twython library to automatically create a Twitter list of users who use the #freeCodeCamp hashtag.
A guide to implementing Open Graph and X card metadata to make blog content appear richer when shared on social media platforms.
Reflects on how social influence and online reputation, inspired by Black Mirror, are becoming a new currency in tech and hiring.
A data scientist argues that data science and targeted advertising on social media have distorted reality and influenced major political events like Brexit and the US election.
A guide to creating lightweight, scriptless social media share buttons with Google Analytics tracking for dynamic websites.
A developer shares 12 insights from a 60-day Facebook break, focusing on social media's impact on attention, habits, and communication.
A critique of Twitter's design flaws, arguing its broadcast model enables harassment and discourages meaningful community and conversation.
Analyzes the flaws in Hacker News and Reddit ranking algorithms and proposes a randomized solution to improve content discovery.
A developer announces the reboot of their blog, focusing on iOS development content and personal thoughts, moving away from Twitter's limitations.
A 2011 presentation on using WordPress plugins to integrate social media, encourage sharing, and boost visitor engagement.
Twitter challenged a court gag order to notify users about a government data request, setting a precedent for digital privacy rights.
