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Introducing: PeepSo’s “Women of WordPress” Series
Women and WordPress is a topic that’s been covered from many angles, across multiple platforms. There’s Twitter lists, blog posts and news articles about it;…
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Reddit, Quarantine and the Problem with Vague Policies
Since its creation ten years ago, Reddit has been one of the most liberal social media/networking sites when it comes to moderating unacceptable content; while Facebook…
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What Everyone Can Learn From The Ashley Madison Hack
In July this year, a group of hackers claimed that Ashley Madison, a site designed to facilitate affairs between married individuals, retained users’ data even…
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Turning Brands into Communities
In his book How Brands Become Icons, marketing theorist Douglas B. Holt puts forward that you need three types of consumers to sustain your brand; followers, insiders…
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People Who Were Arrested for Social Media Posts
It’s not just people living under oppressive governments who get arrested and imprisoned for what they post on social media. Even your “friends only” content…
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Pottermore, Fandom and Social Networking: A Case Study
When it hit the internet in 2011, Pottermore was near revolutionary. It was interactive fan fiction, written and sanctioned by the author herself; taking the world…
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Social Networking Digest: What’s Making News This Week
It’s been a busy week in the world of social networking, with more and more independent, smaller networks emerging, and all the major players taking…
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PeepSo 1.0.1 Is Out
PeepSo 1.0.1 BugFix release targets three very specific bugs that were reported right after the release of the stable version. We felt that these bugs…
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“Internet Best Friends”, Connection and Community
52% of adults under 30 say they have a close friend they met online; 47% of adults over the age of 40 report the same.…
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PeepSo Stable Release Is Out!
The PeepSo 1.0.0 stable release is out now! It’s taken us more than a year and a half, a ton of effort and more coffee…
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Getting On the Same Page…Literally
The saying goes, “are we on the same page?” Meaning: do we understand each other, is everything clear, has everyone learned what they need to…
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Looking For An Alternative To BuddyPress?
BuddyPress is a popular social network plugin for WordPress. It’s made by Automattic, the same company that is behind WordPress. It’s free and it’s featured…
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Outsourcing Censorship: Who Cleans Up Your Social Network’s Feed?
To keep offensive content out of our newsfeeds, social networking sites can employ one of two strategies: they can “active moderate”(screening every single post uploaded), or they…
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Facebook Groups: The Social Network Within a Social Network
In 2010, Facebook completely revamped their Groups product; the idea was to create smaller communities within Facebook where people could discuss a shared interest, talk…
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PeepSo 1.0.0 RC4 Is Out
PeepSo 1.0.0 RC4 is mostly a bugfix release before we announce a stable version. We’ve improved the licensing and squished bugs with MsgSo, TagSo, PicSo…
