On July 6th, Facebook (note 1) launched Threads, their new messaging microblogging system built on top of Instagram… in other words, their Twitter killer. Within… Read More »Competition for Twitter is good. Threads, thus far, is not.
There’s a saying that you never want to be the main character of Twitter. If you are, it usually means you’ve humiliated yourself in a… Read More »Elon Musk’s Compelling Case for Worst Human of 2023
I often write out my talks when I am presenting new material – my “live performances” can differ substantially from what I meant to say,… Read More »Legacy Cities: an extended remix of my talk at PopTech 2022
I spoke this afternoon at the Trust and Safety Research conference at Stanford University. This is a new talk for me, and as is my… Read More »Governance, not Moderation: remarks at the Trust and Safety Research Conference
I’ve spent much of the summer developing a new course for undergraduate students at UMass, titled “The Digital Public Sphere”. One of my three department… Read More »The Monarchy, the Subaltern and the Public Sphere
I’m just back from my summer roadtrip with my sweetie, visiting some of the great legacy cities of the Great Lakes region. Our destinations –… Read More »Legacy cities and the changing nature of the good life