The pros and cons of building one’s brand on Twitter.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Media, Story
The Contradictions of Twitter’s ‘We Care’ Campaign
With bots, fake news, and an angry right-wing flank, Twitter is crashing against the limits of ideological neutrality.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Who Does She Think She Is?
The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Nonfiction
Is 2018 the Year We Step Away From Social Media?
Spending long periods of time reading people argue with one another on the internet can be wearying. So why do we do it?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Quotes
The Fight to Escape “A World of Anonymous Abuse”
Online harassment is as serious as offline harassment, and it rarely stays “only” online.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
Grist for the Celebrity Food Mill
Did Rocco DiSpirito sell his culinary soul for a paycheck and some Bertoli frozen pasta?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Quotes, Science & Nature, Unapologetic Women
(Re)Merchandising NASA as a Feminist Act
“I took the NASA shirts from the ‘boys’ section from where they were prominently displayed, and put them little kid eye level next to tank tops in the ‘girls’ section 20 feet away.”
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
Women Are Relating to James Comey’s Senate Testimony
Comey wrote about attempting to avoid being alone with President Trump.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Internet Won’t Prioritize Quality Without an Intervention
Ev Williams admits that the internet is broken and suggests course corrections, apologizing for Twitter’s role in putting Trump in the White House.
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They’re (Almost) All Good Tweets, Brent
Matt Nelson is a college sophomore who took WeRateDogs from spur-of-the-moment joke to data-driven fav-machine.