• The short moment of relative austerity which preceded the GenAI bubble

• TikTok is the next stage in Elon Musk’s cultural machinery of reaction

• Trump’s granddaughter has 500k YouTube followers and is producing videos from SpaceX launches 😬

• Did ‘unconnected content’ ruin social media? The TikTokification of every social platform

• What Elon Musk’s membership scheme has done to social status on Twitter

• Is Musk trying to use Twitter’s failure to position himself politically?

• From social media to generative media: the confusing landscape of post-pandemic research communication

• I have fairly rapidly argued myself out of enthusiasm for Bluesky

• Interview with Times Higher Education about the viability of Threads for academics

• It’s time for academics to let go of Twitter

• Social media has changed – Will academics catch up?

• The death of participatory media

• LinkedIn as a replacement for academic Twitter: micro-blogs vs Twitter threads

• Requiem for a Tweet – Is there a future for the academic social capital held on the platform?

• 14 tips for academics who are worried about Musk’s Twitter but don’t want to leave entirely