Category: Social Commentary

Why In Depth Discussion Or Debate Is Nearly Impossible On Twitter

I don’t care what you want to call it — discussion, debate, discourse, arguing, whatever it is — any kind of “deep” discussion on Twitter between two parties is, in practice, virtually impossible. This is for two key reasons — the nature of the site itself, and the culture surrounding its used. These two aspects […]

Don’t Like The Negative Press Stadia Is Getting? Consider This…

The past week has been quite the roller coaster in gaming, particularly with the much anticipated and (depending on who you ask) much loved new cloud gaming platform, Google Stadia. I discussed a few days ago that there’s a very vocal group of Stadia users and fans who reject all criticism of the product, namely […]

A Word To Fans Of Google Stadia

The past weekend has been quite an interesting one for the gaming community, as this past week the new cloud gaming service (and console) from Google, known as Stadia, launched. Much anticipated by many, it’s safe to say it was met with mixed regard once it was in the hands of players and media outlets […]

Twitter Is Shutting Down Vine – Good Riddance

Apparently Twitter is losing money at a rate large enough for them to not only lay off 9% of its total staff, but it’s killing off Vine, it’s video sharing service for 6 second looping video clips. Good riddance I say. Sure, some people used vine for more interesting clips; Voice actress Tara Strong, for […]