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What is Mastodon?
I've had a Mastodon account for three or four years. But, like others I guess, I have never really used it. But now the impending collapse of Twitter - socially ... -
The Hidden Costs of Requiring Accounts
This dilemma has been bugging me for a while. I want access to our communities and tools to be as open as possible but I need to keep out the ... -
AI and Young People
Last December, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe organised a seminar on Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Young People. The aim of the seminar was to explore ... -
Teenagers online in the USA
According to Pew Internet 95% of teenagers in the USA now report they have a smartphone or access to one. These mobile connections are in turn fueling more-persistent online activities: ... -
Proxies, learning, deschooling society and annotation
Sipping a glass of wine on the terrace last night, I thought about writing an article about proxies. I've become a bit obsessed about proxies, ever since looking at the ... -
Trust and Recommender Systems
One of my favourite social network applications (if it can be called that) is Paper.li. Paper.li is not really a social network but an aggregater, running across your twitter contacts ... -
Another one bites the dust
A reminder of the problems of so called 'free' software and services. It is way past time for new sustainable models. Alan Levine says "A salute to just 59 once ... -
Are we lost in online space?
Last November I was invited to give a presentation at a conference "Are we lost in online space?" organised by in Belgrade. As the report on the conference web ...
