The open web as gift economy
Beautiful essay -> https://tracydurnell.com/2025/01/27/the-open-web-as-gift-economy-part-4/
Social Media
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It’s All a Blog. It’s All a Post.
A newsletter-shaped-blog, or a blog-shaped-newsletter? -> https://buttondown.com/blog/blog-vs-newsletter
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The Case for Blogging in the Ruins
An excellent blog post on why blog posts are best -> https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/
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Antimemetics by Nadia Asparouhova
The core premise of antimemetics is deceptively simple: we live in an age where ideas spread faster than ever, and yet some ideas don’t spread at all. Not because they’re obscure or unimportant — but because of something specific about their nature.
Asparouhova calls these antimemes.
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TIL Phantom Fluency
Phantom Fluency is an idea from Terry Godier describing the feeling that you are fluent in a concept, idea, story, but when you try to explain it in depth or find the source for it…you can’t.
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How X’s Algorithm Became a Dystopian Engagement Machine
I got curious about Twitter again. And then I really looked at the algorithm…
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Everything Is Television
This. 1000x This -> Everything Is Television by Derek Thompson
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Short Videos as Digital Folklore by Andrey Mir
Very provocative idea -> Short Videos as Digital Folklore by Andrey Mir and I think it’s right on. I also love the medieval carnival analogy.
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8 Pros + Cons of the MeowApps Social Engine WordPress Plugin
The MeowApps Social Engine plugin offers free and affordable social media management with WordPress integration, but has some setup challenges and interface flaws.
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Bluesky and ensh***ification
Yup. This post is right on -> Bluesky and enshittification
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Coming home – Creating On Your Own Website
A persuasive & well-written post on doing creative work on your own website -> Coming Home
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Threads’ Deeper Fediverse Integration
Threads made it possible to reply to posts via ActivityPub enabled social networks – including WordPress!
