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Sadly, however, the first live-tweeting presidency bears more resemblance to the broadcast-era version of democracy than the kind of democracy the internet was supposed to enable. The very limitations I hoped we’d transcend in our shift to internet democracy are instead finding new life in the President’s tweets. How Trump’s Twitter presidency hijacked hopes for …
Flawed Judgement, Flawed Processes, Flawed Reactions
tl;dr: I agree with Imani Gandy and accalmie. Also, Twitter is the NFL, Chuck C. Johnson’s punishment isn’t an overreaction.Over the course of the week, twitter banned Chuck C. Johnson. Some call him a troll, I would even go so far as calling him a hate monger. The instance that cost him his social media …
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Schilling’s anger is so relatable. It would be hard for a parent to hear his description of Gabby’s day — thinking her college career was over before it began — and not be outraged. Yet here is what’s difficult about the reality many women face: Had an unknown 17-year-old called a university herself and contended …
I’m always happy when social media is used for something positive. Loving the beautiful souls on my dash. Happy Blackout Day (via afros-n-poetry)Yesterday’s #Blackout Day was wonderful – so many amazing, beautiful black people in my timelines. Check out the hash/tag if you haven’t already.
Hash
Might be late to the party, but I just discovered this site via lifehacker: Hash gives you a cool, good looking overview of trending topics on twitter – and you don’t even need a twitter account. Nice. (There’s also an iOS app.)
Recognizing Value on Twitter
Jeb Lund, in a challenging article for the Guardian, argues that manual retweets are mere self-promotion borderlining on intellectual larceny, and that retweets/twitter reaction articles a la buzzfeed aren’t journalism at all. I don’t entirely agree with his argument. I’d probably set the bar for usefulness on a commented manual RTs differently. I wouldn’t entirely …
sugarelephants: dennys: We advocate wearing food on your face and thoughtfulness. OH MY GOD Denny’s making a comment against cultural appropriation. Who would’ve thought.
#IStandwithJamilah and Civil Inattention
Last weekend, Ebony editor Jamilah Lemieux, a Black woman, was severely attacked by (mostly) U.S. republicans after she mistakenly identified a right-wing critic of color as white. (She quickly apologized after realizing her mistake.) Racism ensued. I didn’t follow the mess in close detail, here is a good way to get a sense of it. …
Insomnia is a glamorous term for ‘thoughts you forgot to have in the day.’ Alain de Botton via swissmiss
CLARITY AND CHAOS 