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.11 min read·Jun 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.7 min read·May 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?6 min read·Apr 18, 2021--1--1
Jacob StarThe First Complete Guide to YouTube CaptionsA look into YouTube’s custom SRV3 caption format and the hidden formatting features nobody uses.9 min read·Jan 10, 2020--2--2
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.6 min read·Sep 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…6 min read·Aug 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.7 min read·Feb 5, 2019----
Jacob StarThe Mall SantaA short story from a Christmas future, featuring Santa and a boy who sought to believe.7 min read·Dec 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.5 min read·Dec 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.9 min read·Dec 1, 2018----
