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Facebook shouldn't own your social graph
It's time to force Facebook (and others social media providers) to open up the social graph. Via legislation. This won't solve every problem with social media but it's an important first step.
Apparently you can’t build an alternative to Facebook without Facebook integration…
Altly prepares to launch an alternative to Facebook... and it has a Like button!
Fight Facebook with Email
Could Facebook and Twitter be destroyed with a simple email address?
Zombie Robs
Zombie Robs (how not to follow one - you can reach me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or preferably just here).
I didn't think I'd ever fall for fake news on Facebook
Is fake news a good reason to quit Facebook? The screening advice is victim blaming and everyone is vulnerable.
Pulling the plug on Facebook and Twitter, Tweet Archive
I've deleted Facebook and Twitter. To prevent any potential invitation to host the Oscars I've also created a complete tweet archive to preserve every stupid thing I ever said on the platform.
Commentary
The evolution of comments on ITHCWY. From Blogger, BlogEngine.net, Disqus, Facebook and then finally I give up and write and moderate my own system.
Top 5 reasons to hate the Facebook like button
Why can't you link to an existing page? How can you have a like button per blog post on your home page? Are we headed towards a world with only one verb?
Tedious Feed Update
The I Thought He Came With You RSS feed has moved. Get the new RSS feed here.
The Trust Project, Fake News and a Partial Facebook Uninstall
The only way to avoid fake news is to avoid news on social media. Uninstall Facebook, Twitter etc from your phone and catch up on friends once every day or two. Use Feedly or another RSS reader to get a healthy media diet from outlets you trust. There is no technology based fix for fake news, it's something that each of us has to fix for ourselves.