Tag: Twitter

  • The Twitter Coup

    For Elon Musk, spending $44bn on the purchase certainly made no economic sense, but it seemed to make much political sense. Ultimately, the reason why rightwing politicians and their billionaire allies invest so much energy and resources into social media is that these platforms can influence people’s opinions in a more organic way than traditional…

  • Facebook no more!

    It’s official.  I am no longer a fan of Facebook. While nobody offended me, while I did not have a bad experience, I am not thrilled about the useless informal idea of social media sharing. Facebook have been sucking time from my life too long and not making me any money and, unlike money, time…

  • The Power of Twitter and the Power of Words

    War is no longer just about bombs and rockets! War is not just about bombs and rockets! This has been true for centuries and even more today when social media are invaded by armed force for propaganda purposes. The Israeli military’s live spin about the air strike that killed the Hamas leader is the perfect…

  • Twitter v. Facebook

    Like MySpace before, Facebook will eventually die. By 2020, Facebook will no longer exist. On the contrary, Twitter will never die. Twitter is the modern day version of the newspaper. There’s no better way to find out fast what, if anything, is happening in the world. Twitter also entertains. And Twitter can help you act…

  • Twitter will live, Facebook will die

    You might not know it yet or use it as such, but Twitter is the modern day version of the newspaper. And it will sustain. jmdlive@live.ca