Pay to post on Twitter? For new users apparently that’s coming. Because, you know, that’s how you stop bots..
A Desperate Cash Grab From Elongated Muskrat
Tag: twitter
I’m On Bluesky.
Guess who made it on to Bluesky? That’s right, the goofball who owns this website! Cool.
If They Remove Block, I’m Probably Gone
Looks like X is planning to remove the block feature, because that’s totally not going to make even more people leave than already have! /sarcasm
The Slow Death Of, And A Farewell To, Triberr
It’s time to say goodbye to a content sharing platform I’ve spent the past decade using and enjoying.
The Slowest Rebrand Ever Continues
It’s time to take another look at the progress of the eternally (and hilariously) slow rebranding of Twitter to X.
The Only Fast Thing About The Twitter Rebranding — The Removal Of The Flashing “X” Logo From Twitter/X HQ.
This just keeps on being hilarious.
Slowest Rebrand Ever
A week later we take a look at the progress of the rebranding of Twitter to X. Spoiler: It’s slow. Very slow.
If Twitter Dies, It Dies
With the possible rebranding of Twitter on the horizon, I share a few thoughts on the topic.
Is Everyone Enjoying The Twitter Shit Show?
Bird Site is doing amazingly well, wouldn’t ya say?
My Future on Twitter
It looks like this is the end of the road for me on Twitter… and no, it isn’t because of Musk wanting to “open the site” and promote more “free speech.”
I Just Can’t Do The Online Gaming Discussion Scene Anymore
I’ve been thinking quite a bit recently about my time in the online gaming scene — especially the past 2 or 3 years — and I’ve come to realize I simply can’t do it anymore. The scene has become virtually nothing but a might-makes-right popularity contest where passion, knowledge, and logic mean nothing — do […]
Byte – The Vine 2.0 That Nobody (Sane) Wanted Or Needed
Remember Vine, that annoying as hell 6 second video sharing service that was big in the early-mid 2010’s, that service that Twitter bought, kept around for a while then killed off in 2016? The one that spawned the “careers” of many an annoying and, in some cases, controversial to be internet celebrities (I’m looking at […]
No, I’m Not Arguing With You On Twitter
Hello there. If you’re reading this, it means one of two things — you either saw this post on my site / shared somewhere on social media and decided to click it, or I intentionally shared it with you for a good reason — you seem to be hell bent on starting some kind of […]
Why In Depth Discussion Or Debate Is Nearly Impossible On Twitter
I don’t care what you want to call it — discussion, debate, discourse, arguing, whatever it is — any kind of “deep” discussion on Twitter between two parties is, in practice, virtually impossible. This is for two key reasons — the nature of the site itself, and the culture surrounding its used. These two aspects […]
When A Columbus Day Tweet Goes Wrong – A Brand Social Media Failure Story
Columbus Day was October 14th this year. It’s a holiday that has quite the controversy surrounding it. While it’s modern form here in the states partially originates as an Italian-American heritage day, the timing and spirit of the day is still based on the historic event of Christopher Columbus “discovering” the “new world” for Europe. […]