Meta’s newly rolled out hashless tags have already been seized by trolls as the perfect trolling opportunity… and it’s fairly easy to see why.
What if… today’s social media apps were 90s websites
Zyro is a system that lets you build websites so you can get a webstore or online portfolio up and running within the hour. Now, that gives them license to poke fun at website design.
Game designer Eric M Lang suspended from Twitter
He used an app to block thousands of followers of a “scumbag serial harasser”.
Professor X sends his ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
You might have seen one or two people on Facebook expressing their dissatisfaction with sending ‘thoughts and prayers’. Chances are; none of this people is the founding X-men member Professor X.
Exclusive: Up close and personal with Vampire Boogie
Vampire Boogie is a new comic book series from Corey Brotherson (Clockwork Watch, Magic of Myths) and James Daniels. Brotherson provides story and script, Daniels the art and character ideas while Mike Stock provides lettering and logo. No prizes for guessing that Vampire Boogie is about vampires. It’s a vampire story with a twist, though, […]
Sexy social media cosplay
These cosplayers are dressed up as websites. That’s a challenge. They’ve taken that challenge and gone one better and cosplayed as sexy social media sites. The photographer is dtjaaaam. I rather like the cheeky sign Deviant Art is holding up. I think it represents the struggle and fear DA contributors have. Via Nicole Wakelin at […]
Gamer network Pixwoo expands into mobile
Pixwoo is billed as a video gamer’s social network and press releases suggest it is a place you chat about Call of Duty without looking at photos of cats. Is that right? This Geek Native blogger had a chance to talk to founder Pascal Vielhescaze on a trip to London and I’d suggest that Pixwoo […]
IBM brainiacs predict steampunk success
International Business Machines, aka IBM, are predicting… steampunk. In fact, they’ve been monitoring social media like Facebook and Twitter, have noticed this steampunk thing and think it’ll catch on. There’s a whitepaper here all about the birth of a trend. The question is; will this be the steampunk we know and love or will Paris […]
Geek Native launches on Pinterest
Last Wednesday Pinterest opened for businesses and blogs. Technically, although few followed the rules, before last week all Pinterest accounts should have been personal ones. You can now follow Geek Native on Pinterest here. Why should you? Pinterest will be unlike Geek Native’s presence on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ in two important ways. The Pinterest […]
Social media zombies [infographic]
It’s Halloween and one of those dates that an infographic or two shouldn’t be fatal. This blogger is aware that too many infographics can be annoying – like how Twitter or Facebook friends who share every single check-in can be annoying, or those people who flood the web with a stream of baby (or kitten) […]
