Techdirt Podcast Episode 403: Useful Lessons From ‘Slow Social Media’
from the moving-at-a-different-pace dept
Though the current popular narrative about social media seems to be that it is harmful and has little or no redeeming value, the truth (which a lot of people know) is that it also has a lot of value, and the potential to be even better. A recent research report from New_Public finds some ideas on how to pursue that potential by looking at a niche, local social media site that moves a lot slower than the big networks, and this week we’re joined by New_Public co-director Eli Pariser to discuss what useful lessons there might be to learn from “slow social media”.
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