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Show HN: Smithereen – an early-Facebook-style Fediverse server
Hey! I'm Gregory Klyushnikov, a former lead Android developer at VKontakte, Russia's Facebook. And I hate enshittification with a burning passion. I quit in 2016 because the mismatch in values with the new management started driving me crazy.My core issue with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, VKontakte, and other commercial, centralized social network services is that they all eventually drift away from "staying updated on your friends' lives" towards "getting world ne
Ask HN: Are there any social media sites that are AI positive?
In particular, do any encourage the use of AI to write on your behalf like a secretary would do for their boss?
Ask HN: Why disparage AI while attributing ideas to AI when written with it?
This is something that I see done all the time on social media.<p>If you write up an idea you had with AI, people will say that the idea came from AI. And yet these same people will also disparage AIs abilities.<p>This seems contradictory to me.
The Power Of "Like"
Reuters reports that CNN may gobble up Mashable, the giant social media blog, for a princely sum. The closest thing anyone has to confirmation, though, is a tiny Facebook toggle: "There was a social media hint about the potential acquisition early Monday morning when Adam Ostrow, the executive editor of Mashable, “liked” on Facebook Mr. Salmon’s story for Reuters."
Three Jurors Dismissed In Aurora Shooting Trial For Exposure To Social Media, News Reports
<b>Judge Carlos Samour has regularly throughout the trial reminded jurors they must avoid all discussion and outside information on court proceedings.</b> Twelve alternates are seated with the 12 jurors, so the trial will continue.
Facebook's Friend Request Logo Has Had A Feminist Redesign
The female silhouette is no longer in the shadow of the male in the friends icon.
Amandla Stenberg Talks Jaden Smith And Social Meda In "Dazed"
Amandla 4eva!
34 Times Taika Waititi Had The Best Damn Social Media In 2017
In a year full of garbage men, thank Odin for Taika Waititi.
Yvette Nicole Brown Called Susan Sarandon A "Horrible Woman" On Social Media
"I hope life continues to be as hard for her."
Turns Out, Trump's After-Hours Social Media Rampages Might Actually Have A Reason
The president frequently goes on overnight posting sprees on his Truth Social platform. Here's what that might reveal.
As the AI Battle Rages, Yusuf Mehdi Becomes the Latest Microsoft Veteran to Walk
After 35 years with the company, the chief consumer marketing officer will leave next year.
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Finale Is His Biggest Weeknight Episode Ever
The Late Show averaged 6.7 million viewers, as Colbert took his final bow.
How Recurrent Ventures Rebuilt Itself
The media company recently sold off half of its identity, part of a broader strategy to create a tighter, more durable business around military and auto.
If You Can Sell Insurance, You Can Sell Anything ft. Tory Pachis of Amica Insurance
How a 119-year-old insurance company wins with a contrarian creative strategy.
Sports TV Ad Spending to Top $20 Billion in 2027, As Live Games Defy Cord-Cutting
According to exclusive eMarketer data, the market will grow nearly four times faster than TV overall and linear will keep most of the money.
Fox Sports Says World Cup Is the Biggest Production It’s Ever Done
Fox Sports executive Zac Kenworthy spoke to ADWEEK about the company's upcoming World Cup plans.
OpenAI Is Hiring for a Top Marketing Exec To Promote Its Ads Business
A new job posting aims to position the company as “a leading voice on the future of advertising."
Colbert’s Late Show Transitions to the Next Dimension in Final Episode
Here's what happened in Colbert's final Late Show episode.
Ads of the Week: 9 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From Visa to Guinness
Visa, Guinness, Under Armour, Dr Pepper, and more are behind the week's standout ads.
Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children
Social media CEOs once again are being called to testify before the Senate in light of mounting legal and public pressure to ...