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[AI summary] The article argues for breaking up large tech companies to promote competition and improve user experience by decoupling data distribution from algorithmic content curation.
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[AI summary] The text explores the dynamics of social networks and status, highlighting the fragility of social capital and the challenges of sustaining network effects. It discusses the concept of 'proof of work' in social media platforms like TikTok and Musical.ly, where user-generated content is limited by the skills and interest of creators. The text also examines the risks of social capital inflation and devaluation, such as the collapse of Myspace and the Groucho Marx effect, where status hierarchies can reverse rapidly. Additionally, it references the importance of utility in maintaining user engagement and the need for proactive management of scarcity in digital platforms. The text concludes with a call for learning from industries like fashion to be...
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Flipboard, the social media magazine and news app, announced that it is starting to switch its user accounts to ActivityPub, a technology developed by the World Wide Web Consortium that makes social networks interoperable, "connecting everything to a single social graph and content-sharing system," ...
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The Carnival of Aces for October has been posted on Sketches. The theme was "Asexuality and Poetry". Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by The Notes Which Do Not Fit. The theme for November is "Carnival of Aces". Yes, this month's theme is the carnival itself. Get your submissions...
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