Social Networks

A global shift is underway in how authority speaks and citizens listen. As governments embrace new ways to engage, political newsfluencers are changing the rules – and communicators must balance reach with credibility and trust.

A calm, focused look at Sill Social – a discovery tool that highlights the most-shared links from your Mastodon and Bluesky feeds. A daily email and more, it’s a refreshing way to cut through digital noise and discover what really matters to people in your networks.

X may no longer be a good place to engage, but is it still worth listening in? I reflect on why I stopped using X, what's changed since, and whether communicators should reconsider their stance in 2025.

Creating an AI-generated action figure is a fun experiment in prompting, iteration, and creativity. It shows what’s possible with generative AI while also raising important questions about originality, IP, and environmental impact.

I used WordPress for nearly 20 years. Now I’ve switched to Ghost, and it’s changing how I write online. This is the story of my move: what worked, what didn’t, and why the move matters.

Since Bluesky began to take off last November with a surge of new users after the US election, and as an attractive place for people looking for alternatives to the toxicity of X, the social network has been growing at an impressive pace. It surpassed 33 million users in mid-March

Bluesky continues to impress as the social network’s user count reaches 30 million. This marks a significant leap from the platform’s already notable growth when I last wrote about Bluesky in November 2024. Then, it hit 20 million users following the US election, up from 7 million just

On 7 January, Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to content moderation and fact-checking across Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram and Threads – sparking widespread reaction and debate about the future of online discourse and the role of social networks in shaping global conversations. This overhaul is just one part of a

After 20 years on LinkedIn, I decided it was time for a complete refresh and to create a profile that better reflects who I am today and where I’m heading, professionally and personally. How often do you update or change your LinkedIn profile? Probably when you change your job