My sister is a marine biology student at The University of Glasgow. They're currently raising funds for an expedition to Thailand where they'll work with the Center for Oceanic Research and Education. If you feel like donating, I'm sure a small but passionate group of young marine biologists would be very excited! https://gofund.me/93ac0e5a #marinebiology #gofundme #science #academia #marine #nature #wildlife
"So, Bluesky is cool. But, it's not perfect. There are still communities missing that are stuck on X or other social platforms. For me, the main ones are the women's sport crowd (a community which would really really benefit from leaving the toxicity of X), fandoms, and young people." Read more about what I like and don't like about Bluesky in FORbetter.
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Even more Bluesky Growth
Bluesky is breaking ceiling after ceiling for open social media. It's getting a bit boring now isn't it? We've all heard about the success of Blue...
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I don't think nonprofits should stay on X. This is why 👇
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X makes you complicit, it's time for nonprofits to act
Why remain on a platform that directly opposes your organisations morals? I'll start by admitting that I am angry. The thread that weaves between ...
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"The thing with building in a decentralised space is that it's constantly changing. That can be hard to keep up with but, personally, I love it. Instead of one omnipotent platform, multiple projects build, launch, grow, fail, side-by-side. It's kind of romantic." Looking back at a year of Newsmast and decentralised social media
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Hope & The Power of a Year
It's been one year since the Newsmast app launched publically. A lot has changed. The thing with building in a decentralised space is that it's co...
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"It's not a shock that young people are the biggest users of social media. But I think this is often misunderstood and, because of that, strategies using this information lead to failure." Latest FORbetter blog explores how we make a platform stick and why young people are trickier than expected.
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Building a platform that sticks
A cool platform isn't enough to make the biggest audience stick around. As we explore social alternatives, there's a feeling of uncertainty, a que...
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"Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend MarketingLand. Besides learning that being a Zoom DJ is a job, my biggest takeaway was that no one in this space really realises what's on the horizon." The people running the marketing, social media, and branding of many important organisations have no idea how much potential the social web holds.
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Marketing in Uncharted Territory
How do we 'sell' an idea of the social media future? The social internet is changing. We're turning our backs on the established micro-blogging p...
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"These people, the organisations they represent, were at FediForum to learn. To develop. To grow together." See my biggest takeaway from @npub1czav...d6az on my blog (& don't forget you can subscribe for free)!
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Eyes on the Future: FediForum September 2024
FediForum Sep 24 saw some of the biggest names in the open social web come together. Imagine walking into a room and seeing people from Threads, F...
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"...'Do I really need to support another new platform?' Consider this: If a Facebook or WhatsApp group had tens of millions of active users skewed progressive, welcomed organic outreach, and offered full access with zero cost to join, your team would jump at the chance. It would be a no-brainer." Really enjoyed this piece by @npub1vag7...mjkp & @npub1uqzz...sxyt on @npub18z2c...s6gs The Fediverse is definitely a no-brainer for any morally sound organisation! https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/the-revolution-will-be-federated/ #Fediverse #SocialMedia
The Fediverse aligns with a lot of people, organisations and charities ethics. So why don't more of them use it?
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The Future of Social Media: Are Ethics Enough?
The idea of democratic and open Fediverse aligns with many nonprofits, NGOs, and activists - but is that enough? The Fediverse, a network of decen...
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Since it's #OceanWednesday I thought I'd show this off again. #meermittwoch #photography #beach #UK image