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I'm Pulling Back From Publish0x, And Here's Why

19 Jun 2024 2 minute read 15 comments Allen Taylor $0.04

For a couple of years now, I've been singing the praises of Publish0x, which isn't exactly a Web3 social media platform. However, I would call it a crypto-monetized platform, and, until now, I thought it was one of the best. Recent events have caused...

Web3 Social Media: Has It Lived Up To Its Promise As It Has Grown?

29 May 2024 6 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor $0.15

When I first learned about Web3 social media in 2018, the list of platforms was shorter than a No. 2 pencil. Steemit was barely two years old, Hive hadn't forked yet, and Lens Protocol wasn't even a spark in its creator's eye. Today, there are a grow...

Things I Have Noticed On Social Media

26 May 2024 2 minute read 6 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive $0.07

I do not spend much time on social media much anymore. Facebook is maybe once a year, Twitter maybe once or twice a month, Reddit if I am looking for something specific I can't seem to find elsewhere. I don't even have a TikToc or Instagram account. ...

The New Form of Slavery: Psychological Enslavement in the Age of Attention and Wealth

20 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments MMAPMagazine $0.01

In today's society, a new and insidious form of slavery is emerging—one that shackles the mind rather than the body. Unlike the overt physical bondage of the past, this modern-day enslavement is psychological, driven by an insatiable quest for attent...

Finally x-dot-com from twitter-dot-com

17 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury $0.06

The social media company X has finally changed its domain name from twitter-dot-com to x-dot-com First, Elon removed (killed) the blue bird Twitter logo with an X. It ran for over a year with its old domain name, twitter-dot-com. Musk has finally dec...

What is Cyber Security and Why Social Engineering???

8 May 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Lawyer-Niraj $0.01

In the intricate world of cybersecurity, social engineering stands out as a significant threat that manipulates human psychology to breach digital defenses. This deceptive tactic leverages the art of persuasion, exploiting personal interactions and d...

I got pwned and you might have been too...

8 May 2024 5 minute read 0 comments dotMatrix $0.12

Since my last post on a similar subject whereby I rant about WhatsApp reading my messages and sharing with Facebook.  Somehow various algorithms had observed my annoyance at this data insecurity and my searches must have triggered a Spotify 'suggesti...

Web3 Social Media: Earnings Report for April 2024

1 May 2024 4 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor $0.25

It's May and time for another Web3 social media earnings report. This report is for April 2024. By all appearances, it wasn't a bad month. It was the second-best earnings month I've had this year, so far. However, I suspect it would have been the bes...

Web3 Social Media Isn't Growing Very Fast, But Why?

17 Apr 2024 4 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor $0.14

While traveling to Pennsylvania from Texas this week, I've had a little chance to reflect on the Web3 social media ecosystem and its progress toward that promised paradise of easy monetization, secure intellectual property rights for creators, unpara...

Engaging Customers in Real Time: The Advantages of Mainnets in Social Media - in 2024

10 Apr 2024 3 minute read 2 comments letssittt $0.07

Definitely the competition of the social media landscape is upsetting pressures for brands to stay interactive with their customers in real-time. There exists a symbiosis system where blockchain technology and particularly mainnets are adopted by soc...