22 posts tagged ‘Instagram’
Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop
Gizmodo,
Hollow-eyed insincere robot posters are already flooding Meta's sites and they're everything we dreaded.
Instagram Shuts Down Basic Display API
mjtsai,
Sarah Perez (via Mike Rockwell): A change to Meta’s developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and Hinge, which had allowed their users to link their Instagram profiles to their accounts to display their posts to potential […]
Hypertextual Writing and Social Media
John Gruber (Mastodon): It also brought to mind how social media has largely kneecapped true hypertextual writing by not enabling it. You can, of course, add links to web pages in social media posts on any of the various basically-the-same-concept-as-Twitter platforms like X, Threads, Bluesky, or Mastodon, but you do so by pasting raw URLs […]
Selkie founder defends use of AI in new dress collection amid backlash
TechCrunch,
When Selkie, the fashion brand viral on Instagram and TikTok for its frothy, extravagant dresses, announces new collections, reception is generally positive. Known for its size inclusivity — its sizing ranges from XXS to 6X — and for being owned and founded by an independent artist who’s outspoken about fair pay and sustainability in fashion, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TikTok usage is starting to slow — is TikTok Shop to blame?
TikTok may have been the world’s top app by downloads and consumer spending in 2023, but it was not the top by actual usage. Last year, Facebook again maintained its No. 1 position by monthly active users, followed by other Meta-owned apps WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger — all of which were ahead of TikTok at […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ellen Degeneres' Hen Has Gone Home to Roost With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Jezebel,
Breaking news in fowl fodder: Ellen Degeneres’ hen, Sinkie, has been rehomed! Now, I know this is overwhelming information so if you’re feeling faint, please do lie down now because the plot...chickens. Read more...
Delightfully strange Cabbage Patch doll earmuffs from the 80s
Boing Boing,
I wish I were the proud owner of these Cabbage Patch doll earmuffs. The product featured two flattened, cloth cabbage patch doll faces (one for each ear) on a headband. The amazing thing about this product is that the wearer was able to stay warm and look extremely cool at the same time. — Read the rest The post Delightfully strange Cabbage Patch doll earmuffs from the 80s appeared first on Boing Boing.
Coming of Age at the Dawn of the Social Internet
The New Yorker,
Online platforms allowed me to cultivate a freer version of myself. Then the digital world began to close off.