Twitter and other social media have been in the news lately because of the threat of voter suppression/manipulation in the upcoming elections. U.S. intelligence has said that the Russians interfered in the 2016 elections. There is no question that Donald Trump has put Twitter on the forefront of international and national communications and policy debates.… Read More Twitter Has No Clue
Facebook is in serious trouble. It is facing numerous criticisms over censorship, abuse of personal information and even governmental intervention. It remains the defacto social media platform, although it sheds lots users regularly. Recent evidence suggests that Facebook’s user engagement is tanking. It is not the first time that the end of Facebook is being… Read More Facebook Is In Trouble
When I first became aware of the National Rifle Association (NRA) it seemed like a worthwhile organization that was modeled after the American theme of political freedom. I even considered becoming a member. But as I got to know more about the organization it quickly became like most other non-profits and advocacy organizations whose sole… Read More The NRA Is Unamerican
I could not put my life on hold for three months to attend the Chapo trial. I also could not afford to spend three months in New York covering the trial. It was too cost prohibitive. When I first started keeping an eye on the Chapo trial, in anticipation of finishing the actual book I… Read More Why Twitter Made My Book Possible
For the last few months I’ve been working on a social media project for a client. The social media app isn’t intended to be a Facebook killer, but rather a solution for a smaller group of users who want something other than Facebook, or any of the other social media apps out there. However, talking… Read More The Facebook APP Killer
Donald Trump is a prolific user of Twitter. His administration has acknowledged that Trump’s tweet posts are official administration statements. As of yesterday, Trump has 35.9 million Twitter followers. Within minutes of Trump posting a tweet, thousands of followers amplify that message across the Twitter sphere. There are reports that many of Donald Trump’s Twitter followers… Read More I Created A Donald Trump Tweet Engine
Last week I came across an interesting article about Donald Trump supporters arguing with a Twitter Bot. On Tuesday, of last week, @Assbot, a Twitter Bot that had been online since 2015, mainly focused on sports topics, found itself arguing with Trump supporters. This happened after Hillary Clinton tweeted, the now infamous tweet to Trump… Read More I Launched a Twitter Bot to Have Fun with Donald Trump
The potential loss of millions of user’s legitimate data is a wakeup call for those who rely on free services for business and other data protection services. The Internet has dramatically changed the way we do business but it has also created a self-serving mentality that everything is free for the taking, even for business… Read More MegaUpload: A Warning to Users of Free Services