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The internet peaked with “the dress,” and then it unraveled

Vox

If you were on the internet on February 26, 2015, you saw The Dress. Looking back, the posting of “the dress” represented the high-water mark of “fun” on the mid-2010s internet. Back then, the whole media ecosystem was built around social sharing of viral stories. It also fostered an internet monoculture.

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Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout

The Verge

As Russian media attempts to cast the invasion as a response to Ukrainian aggression , on-the-ground reporting has played a crucial role in countering the propaganda, with footage coming from both professional journalists and amateurs on social media. The invasion has already reduced internet connectivity in some parts of the country.

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The Supreme Court decides not to break the internet

Vox

The Supreme Court handed down two high-stakes tech decisions on Thursday — cases that, if handled ineptly, could have destroyed much of the internet and subjected social media companies to devastating liability. . | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Clarence Thomas did something right, for a change. The cases involve similar facts.

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How the internet gets people to plagiarize each other

Vox

The internet is full of terrible corners, but none are as skin-crawling as what you see when you open a new account on TikTok. Internet posts are, for the most part, not copyrightable intellectual property. Internet posts are, for the most part, not copyrightable intellectual property. Getty Images.

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The Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

I spoke on DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet. The foundation of the self-sovereign internet is built on autonomic identifiers. Alice can use it to prove the provenance of her control of the identifier from its inception to the present. From The Generative Internet Referenced 2021-06-14T13:41:18-0600.

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The Power of Social Media and Impact of Technology on Online Business Campaign

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - The Power of Social Media and Impact of Technology on Online Business Campaign - Information Technology Blog. When it comes to small business marketing, we still cannot ignore the importance of internet based marketing. Make business presentations, product demonstrations, etc.

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Rich insights into the state of social media today

Trends in the Living Networks

Here is a very good compilation of statistics, perspectives, and news on social media as at the middle of 2012: 2H12: The State of Social Media & Social Media Marketing in the Second Half of 2012. View more presentations from Esteban Contreras. Brands are seeing G+ as a key element of their social strategies.

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