Alternatives to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram 2021
Exploring the best alternatives to mainstream social networks to free yourself from the Zuckerverse.
Tagged: Social media
Get Your News from RSS, not Social Media
In the article above, we see how bad actors are gaming the algorithms of Facebook and Twitter to spread disinformation. We have seen how the proliferation of fake news has led to global catastrophes like Brexit,...
POSSE: Why Your Blog Should Be the Center of Your Digital Life
The Social Media Status Quo is Broken Most people and businesses maintain several social media profiles, flitting from Facebook to Twitter to Instagram to LinkedIn (and beyond) to keep up with all our different circles of people....
Google Plus Puts the Social in Learning with Google Apps for Education
With the news that Google Apps for Education will be integrated with Google+ in a few days, it’s time to start thinking about how social media and collaboration can be a reality for schools.
Secure Your Social Identity Across All Sites with NameChk.com
If you are trying to create a branded online identity, it helps to have a consistent username across all of the major sites. With NameChk.com, you can search once and see if your favorite...
Cultivate your Personal Learning Network
This post discusses how to build your own Personal (or Professional) Learning Network. Instead of starting by telling you which tools to use, I want to talk about why you would do...
Is it OK to have student friends on Facebook? What do you think?
Image by dan taylor via Flickr What follows is an account of how I amassed a coterie of past and present students as friends on my social networks. I share this in the attempt...