This week Elon Musk suggested that people should pay to earn the blue verified account mark and other premium features (already available through Twitter Blue). This offer was generally met with a “meh” from the Twitterati, but I think a more interesting
2023-06-07
HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers. HP has already faced class-action lawsuits and bad publicity
2023-05-31
The world is still digesting the news that billionaire Elon Musk actually owns Twitter, but in fact, the development marks just the latest sign that social media as we know it has come to an end. Twitter and the company formerly known as Facebook once
2023-05-22
Briefly exposing social media users to the tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of harmful online falsehoods, says new research—and Google is set to deploy an anti-disinformation campaign based on the findings. Short animations placed in
2023-05-22
BBC News 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media Published Image source, Iain Macdonald Image caption, Gayle Macdonald says she now realises that there is "more to life" than posting on social media By Suzanne Bearne Business reporter When
2023-05-19
A few weeks ago, our #TwitterSmarter team member, Sabrina reminded the rest of us that November is National Gratitude Month. She suggested that we all take some time to reflect and show gratitude of everything in our lives. That’s when we realized that we
2023-05-17
© 2022 VICE MEDIA GROUP Social Media Is Dead What we call social media networks are anything but. Now that they're beginning to unravel, we should ask it would take to create social media for people, not advertisers. Snap Left: Bloomberg/Contributor via
2023-05-17
Keeping track of the latest industry news is hard to do. Enter: the SEJ Sum-Up. Every Friday, we condense the top stories you need to know – from search to social to AI and beyond – into one easy-to-digest post. This week’s top stories include an
2023-05-10
After Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter, many users are starting to explore alternative social networks such as the fediverse’s Twitter alternative, Mastodon. Those users are not necessarily enjoying a smooth transition. First, there are plenty of
2023-05-09
