Jacob StarSocial Media Platform Fundamentals: SafetyPart 2 of this series on social media fundamentals discusses how to gauge the safety, security, and privacy of your platform’s users.Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Jacob StarSo You Want to Start a Social Media Platform?This intro to a series of social media fundamentals asks the first questions you need to answer when launching a new platform.May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Jacob StarWhy Don’t We Have a Leftist Social Platform Yet?Alt-right social media continues to rise. Leftist social media is almost nonexistent beyond the mainstream. Why is that?Apr 18, 20211Apr 18, 20211
Jacob StarFoldable Discord and the Chaos of Community BuildingThe sudden launch of a temporary Discord server is a purposely-insightful look into the chaos of naive community building.Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Jacob StarCommunities Are Molded by the Shape of their PlatformToo often, this very statement is ignored or taken for granted. Lately, however, we are forced to ask hard questions about websites and…Aug 6, 2019Aug 6, 2019
Jacob StarWhy “Sweet Victory” Missed the Super BowlDespite a petition, the fan favorite song from SpongeBob was not played at the halftime show. Here’s why it was destined to be absent.Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Jacob StarThe Mall SantaA short story from a Christmas future, featuring Santa and a boy who sought to believe.Dec 24, 2018Dec 24, 2018
Jacob StarTumblr Tells Us What Needs Fixing in Social MediaThe recent announcement of Tumblr banning adult content is making us rethink social media…again.Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Jacob StarPop History — Defy MediaThe full, in-depth history of Defy Media, the digital media company behind Smosh and Clevver, and the two decades of its predecessor Alloy.Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018
Jacob StarFallacy of Free Speech (Featuring the Fediverse)Is decentralizing social media really the answer?Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
