Tag: internet culture
Shaking The Wasp’s Nest
Looking back at Gamergate, a flash point in internet history, and what it has to tell us about our current moment.
Let The Internet Be Grimy
Meta’s take on mimicking Twitter feels like it was built for brand safety first, and you don’t get fulfilling internet experiences when you build for brand safety first.
The Next Chapter
Online culture sure feels like it’s in a transition phase, doesn’t it? In an attempt to understand what we learned this week, let’s compare it to some prior internet-era shifts.
No More Eternal Septembers
For decades, technical users looking down on the less knowledgeable have set the stage for a lot of bad online discourse. Can those users break the chain?
Thanks, Craig
Hitting its 25th anniversary this month, Craigslist remains a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive.