I Thought He Came With You

The end of Facebook

Did you know that back in 2017 it was actually possible to finish Facebook? I managed it one time and this is the screenshot to prove it.

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!

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.

How to get SEO credit for Facebook Comments (the missing manual)

Optimize Facebook comments for SEO by using the API to add comment text before loading the comment box via JavaScript (C# implementation but principle will work anywhere).

Facebook Interoperability

Social networking should work like email, not CompuServe. We need legislation to mandate interoperability between platforms.

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.

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.

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