#hashtagsarestupid: Take the internet back
Good news: Is the hashtag over? Researchers reveal Super Bowl ads have abandoned them (and Facebook and Twitter) for URLs
I’m an old school internet user and never got big into social media. I don’t twitter much. Sure, these posts go there automagically. But that’s about it. I’ve abandoned the facebook page because facebook is doing stupid facebook stuff. I have a personal facebook page to keep up with some friends but I find myself looking at it less often. I’d give it up completely but it’s the only way I keep up with some old friends.
And I’ve always hated hashtags.
And social media resulted in the decline of blogs. Everyone just hopped on social media to argue about politics. Here’s hoping for a return of content being on the content creator’s site. And not on some third party making money for your work. And selling your data to whoever.
February 9th, 2017 at 9:11 pm
#ButButBut
February 9th, 2017 at 11:20 pm
I always wondered what my old people moment would be, but social media might be it. You damned kids and your social media!
Which is making me think about whether my grandparents might have had legit gripes about rock music…. nah.
February 9th, 2017 at 11:21 pm
Though, thinking about it a bit more. It’s not the kids driving me off it. It’s their parents. My friends and my parent’s generation.
February 10th, 2017 at 10:35 am
Wait, you mean you haven’t sold all your commenters’ personal data to advertisers? You are missing a goldmine of epic proportions, here!
February 10th, 2017 at 11:12 am
Twitter was always an abomination IMHO
February 10th, 2017 at 11:51 am
Deleted my facebook app as my new years resolution. Still go on there occasionally via a browser, but not nearly as often.
Never once had a tweeter account. That’s a sewer of mock outrage. I also remember when hashtag was a pound sign.
Speaking of fuddy duddy moments, I heard an 80s song come on during my commute this morning. I remembered back to recording it off the radio. That’s what we did in my day. You’d call the station and request a song. Then sit there with your tape recorder waiting for it to come on and play.
February 11th, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Will this make my blog not suck? Er, well, I guess not.