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Eight years ago, I first published my “Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts” research. Because algorithms and other factors change over time, I regularly update it.

The visual highlights data from the 2026 edition of my work. Details at link ⤵️.

https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/lifespan-halflife-of-social-media-posts-update-2026.html

#ContentDecay #ContentMarketing #DataDriven #DigitalMediaResearch #DigitalStrategy #EngagementMetrics #MediaStudies #OnlineEngagement #OnlineMedia #SEO #SMM #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAnalytics #SocialMediaResearch

Scott M. Graffius 4d ago

A Rialtas na hÉireann (Government of Ireland) report features my "Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts” research. Grateful for the recognition.

🔍 More: https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/government-of-ireland-report-features-graffius-research.html

#SocialMedia #SocialMediaResearch #SocialMediaMarketing #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMedia

Mathrubhumi English Jun 8

Supriya slammed the media culture using strong words, stating that "a collection of cameras and mikes were jostling to get the final goodbye in close up, like vultures flying closer & closer to their prey.” https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/supriya-menon-slams-media-chaos-salim-kumar-funeral-q2i599a2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MediaCulture #OnlineMedia #Funeral #SalimKumar #ChanduSalimKumar

Ecologia Digital May 9

"#Törnberg identified 3 new kinds of emerging #onlinemedia platforms, starting with private or semi-private group chats like #WhatsApp.
The 2nd category is what Törnberg calls #algorithmicbroadcasting media, like TikTok, Instagram, and even Facebook, to a certain degree, thanks to the Reels aspect. The 3rd is users interacting with #AIchatbots. “If you look at the data, it seems like about twice as many people are talking to a chatbot versus posting on social media."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/rip-social-media-what-comes-next-is-messy/

RIP social media. What comes next is messy.

As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair?

Ars Technica

Defector | The last good website. [Unofficial]Apr 23

All That Matters Is That It Bangs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/all-that-matters-is-that-it-bangs

jaimedavid327 Jan 26

YouTube’s Appeal Decision Is In: My Inactive Manager Channel Stays Banned—And It’s Complete Bullshit

It's been less than five hours since I woke up to discover my YouTube channels had been terminated overnight, and I've already received YouTube's appeal decision. Spoiler alert: it's not good news. In fact, it's exactly the kind of generic, nonsensical response that proves YouTube's moderation system is running on autopilot with zero human oversight. Let me walk you through what happened today, because the timeline alone shows how broken this entire process is. The Timeline of This […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/16/04/13/analysis/jaimedavid327/9438/youtubes-appeal-decision-is-in-my-inactive-manager-channel-stays-banned-and-its-complete-bullshit/

Hacker News Oct 3, 2025

In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information

https://blog.burkert.me/posts/in_praise_of_syndication/

#HackerNews #InPraiseOfRSS #ControlledFeeds #InformationSyndication #DigitalLiteracy #OnlineMedia

In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information

The way we consume content on the internet is increasingly driven by walled-garden platforms and black-box feed algorithms. This shift is making our media diets miserable. Ironically, a solution to the problem predates algorithmic feeds, social media and other forms of informational junk food. It is called RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and it is beautiful. What the hell is RSS? RSS is just a format that defines how websites can publish updates (articles, posts, episodes, and so on) in a standard feed that you can subscribe to using an RSS reader (or aggregator). Don’t worry if this sounds extremely uninteresting to you; there aren’t many people that get excited about format specifications; the beauty of RSS is in its simplicity. Any content management system or blog platform supports RSS out of the box, and often enables it by default. As a result, a large portion of the content on the internet is available to you in feeds that you can tap into. But this time, you’re in full control of what you’re receiving, and the feeds are purely reverse chronological bliss. Coincidentally, you might already be using RSS without even knowing, because the whole podcasting world runs on RSS.

Tom Burkert

Susan Ville Aug 23, 2025

🗨️ Hint: First random tests show, that mastodon.social bots' #algorithms have a preference for some selected #news sources

#onlinemedia #press #research

Susan Ville Jul 29, 2025

🗨️ There's a clear discrepancy between the slogan "Disrupting power" and allowing #google advertising - so that users from #germany got the German right wing party AfD presented on the start page 🤡 (and my colleague is per definition a socialist) #clownnews

So if someone is a #thecanary indie news reader or #journalist, please do inform the #media outlet about it, I have no time for magazines using google ads to earn money. Thank you.

#uk #onlinemedia #advertising

🔹 Screenshot JUL-29 below

MediaFaro News Digest May 23, 2025

Porn-driven OnlyFans could sell for billions despite ‘filth factor’.

London-based internet content subscription service OnlyFans is reportedly in discussions to sell for as much as $8 billion (€7bn), Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources.

However, the price tag could be impacted by its porn-driven content.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250523-porn-driven-onlyfans-could-sell-for-billions-despite-filth-factor?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#OnlyFans #Business #OnlineMedia #Porn #SexWorkers #Tech

Porn-driven OnlyFans could sell for billions despite ‘filth factor’.

London-based internet content subscription service OnlyFans is reportedly in discussions to sell for as much as $8 billion (€7bn), Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. However, the price tag could …

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