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Welcome!
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But now there’s a mini renaissance happening, according to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social.
He ran the comment section for the Times of London, and learned firsthand about its value (in building community, and revenue!)
But now there’s a mini renaissance happening, according to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social.
He ran the comment section for the Times of London, and learned firsthand about its value (in building community, and revenue!)
What should we include?
What should we include?
👐 Havens
🌉 Hubs and
🛹 Hangouts
What would that look like online?
www.gehlpeople.com/projects/soc...
👐 Havens
🌉 Hubs and
🛹 Hangouts
What would that look like online?
www.gehlpeople.com/projects/soc...
Our friends at @metagov.bsky.social have been funding new governance systems that allow for community agency and value community stewards. More is needed!
Our friends at @metagov.bsky.social have been funding new governance systems that allow for community agency and value community stewards. More is needed!
In an interview with Bluesky’s @jay.bsky.team, they talk about how New_ Public is moving from research & critique ➡️ building flourishing digital public spaces.
“And when advertising enters this equation, it seems more likely than not that the con artist will overtake the therapist.”
“And when advertising enters this equation, it seems more likely than not that the con artist will overtake the therapist.”
In an interview with Bluesky’s @jay.bsky.team, they talk about how New_ Public is moving from research & critique ➡️ building flourishing digital public spaces.
In an interview with Bluesky’s @jay.bsky.team, they talk about how New_ Public is moving from research & critique ➡️ building flourishing digital public spaces.
Here’s a playlist of great pieces:
Here’s a playlist of great pieces:
What feels worth paying attention to? What do you want to know more about? Where should we be directing our focus?
Hint: Don’t comment here, answer the survey :)
What feels worth paying attention to? What do you want to know more about? Where should we be directing our focus?
Hint: Don’t comment here, answer the survey :)
Forget the usual considerations (revenue, gamification, etc.) … can you imagine a digital equivalent of that tradition? What would that look like? How would it work?
Forget the usual considerations (revenue, gamification, etc.) … can you imagine a digital equivalent of that tradition? What would that look like? How would it work?
From the whole team at New_ Public, hoping the holidays bring you rest, peace, joy, and light.
From the whole team at New_ Public, hoping the holidays bring you rest, peace, joy, and light.
Your guess is as good as ours, but this fits a pattern: the only features that succeed on Facebook are the ones that boost metrics like “time spent on the app” and increase ad revenue.
Your guess is as good as ours, but this fits a pattern: the only features that succeed on Facebook are the ones that boost metrics like “time spent on the app” and increase ad revenue.
New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social writes that AI companions have the potential to trap us in a “synthetic intimacy” doom loop. However:
New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social writes that AI companions have the potential to trap us in a “synthetic intimacy” doom loop. However:
resonantcomputing.org
resonantcomputing.org
Threads, TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky are all experimenting with features that allow users to fine tune their feeds, based on interests.
Experts and users are demanding “good defaults, visible controls, and meaningful choices”
Threads, TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky are all experimenting with features that allow users to fine tune their feeds, based on interests.
Experts and users are demanding “good defaults, visible controls, and meaningful choices”
Nothing on social media is by accident. Everything from the “someone liked your post” notification to the algorithms pushing polarizing posts is there to juice engagement, growth, and profit.
Here’s how it works:
Nothing on social media is by accident. Everything from the “someone liked your post” notification to the algorithms pushing polarizing posts is there to juice engagement, growth, and profit.
Here’s how it works:
Donating MCP to Linux and building a neutral foundation around it, could lead to widespread adoption.
archive.is/WNyFG
Donating MCP to Linux and building a neutral foundation around it, could lead to widespread adoption.
archive.is/WNyFG
Here’s how Roundabout is different:
Let’s dive in! 🧵
Here’s how Roundabout is different:
Let’s dive in! 🧵
There are good people working at Big Tech social media companies, and they mean well.
But because of the underlying incentives, nothing is ever allowed to get in the way of profit and growth.
time.com/7336204/meta...
There are good people working at Big Tech social media companies, and they mean well.
But because of the underlying incentives, nothing is ever allowed to get in the way of profit and growth.
time.com/7336204/meta...
To have any hope of building a more prosocial and public-spirited internet, we need new business models.
To have any hope of building a more prosocial and public-spirited internet, we need new business models.
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