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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/22615/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/22615/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Why do people film themselves at the gym? Why are they so annoying about it? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fitness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influencers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>EINPresswire: The First-Ever Museum of Digital Influence Has Launched (PRESS RELEASE). “Today, digital influence is an established part of online culture, shaped over decades through emerging platforms, creators, and technological change. This ongoing transformation now has a dedicated space for reflection and research. The Museum of Digital Influence is a newly launched, non-commercial […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/einpresswire-the-first-ever-museum-of-digital-influence-has-launched-press-release/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/einpresswire-the-first-ever-museum-of-digital-influence-has-launched-press-release/</a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1989792/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1989792/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> How the 2025 stock market chaos is dividing Wikipedia. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SourceNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SourceNotes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Lifehacker: I Tried Seven39, the Social Network That’s Only Open Three Hours a Day. “The internet is always open. What if it were closed sometimes? That’s the central question of Seven39, an experimental social network that’s only open for three hours a day, starting at 7:39pm Eastern. I logged in to the service last night and found a small, mostly friendly collection of people excited to try […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/lifehacker-i-tried-seven39-the-social-network-thats-only-open-three-hours-a-day/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/lifehacker-i-tried-seven39-the-social-network-thats-only-open-three-hours-a-day/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Mashable: Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit . “With online scams growing fast — the FTC says reported scams cost people in the U.S. more than $12.5 billion in 2024, which was a 25% increase on the 2023 figure — it shouldn’t be a surprise that opposing them should be big business too. Indeed, this new form of entertainment is enough of a rising tide to lift all boats.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-meet-the-creators-who-bait-scammers-for-fun-and-profit/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-meet-the-creators-who-bait-scammers-for-fun-and-profit/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Road and Track: Tesla Owners Trading in Their Cars Set to Taylor Swift Is the Newest TikTok Trend. “…folks are doing more than just not buying vehicles from Musk’s company; they’re also ditching the Model 3s, Model Ys, Cybertrucks and so forth for other cars and trucks. And a volley of viral videos showcasing people trading their Tesla in for competing EVs are taking the internet by […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/road-and-track-tesla-owners-trading-in-their-cars-set-to-taylor-swift-is-the-newest-tiktok-trend/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/road-and-track-tesla-owners-trading-in-their-cars-set-to-taylor-swift-is-the-newest-tiktok-trend/</a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/TaylorSwift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaylorSwift</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> </p><p>".... folks are doing more than just not buying vehicles from Musk’s company; they're also ditching the Model 3s, Model Ys, Cybertrucks and so forth for other cars and trucks. And a volley of viral videos showcasing people trading their Tesla in for competing EVs are taking the internet by storm as a result.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a64379232/tiktok-trend-tesla-owners-trading-in-cars-for-other-electric-vehicles-set-to-taylor-swift/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">roadandtrack.com/news/a6437923</span><span class="invisible">2/tiktok-trend-tesla-owners-trading-in-cars-for-other-electric-vehicles-set-to-taylor-swift/</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Business Insider: Gen Z’s safe space. “Occupy Wall Street, Notorious RBG, cottagecore. These and several other lasting internet trends and IRL movements of the 2010s were born not on Twitter, on Facebook, or in the mainstream media but on Tumblr. You might remember it as the blogging platform that became one of the most hyped startups in the world before fading into obsolescence — bought by […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/business-insider-gen-zs-safe-space/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/business-insider-gen-zs-safe-space/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>University of Pennsylvania: How <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://rbfirehose.com/tag/christiantiktok/" target="_blank">#ChristianTikTok</a> Users Understand and Utilize the Platform’s Algorithm. “Are you reading this article right now? Maybe you found it on our website, stumbled upon it in a newsletter, or — who knows — perhaps it was delivered to you by divine intervention. [Editor’s note: heh.] That’s one of the reasons you might see a video from “Christian TikTok,” […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/university-of-pennsylvania-how-christiantiktok-users-understand-and-utilize-the-platforms-algorithm/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/university-of-pennsylvania-how-christiantiktok-users-understand-and-utilize-the-platforms-algorithm/</a></p>
INBELLA<p>Elon Musk’s IQ Is Irrelevant – Jesse Singal <a href="https://www.inbella.com/958820/elon-musks-iq-is-irrelevant-jesse-singal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inbella.com/958820/elon-musks-</span><span class="invisible">iq-is-irrelevant-jesse-singal/</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/BudgetDeficits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetDeficits</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CelebritiesTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelebritiesTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FederalBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBudget</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Tradescantia Hub<p>A cult of expert personality happens in a niche topic or hobby community, when well-regarded experts start to care more about image and ego than about information and education.</p><p>Here's my description of how to recognise and avoid them: <a href="https://tradescantia.uk/article/cults-of-expert-personality/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tradescantia.uk/article/cults-</span><span class="invisible">of-expert-personality/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/informationliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informationliteracy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/mythbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythbusting</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/internetculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetculture</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Verge: The future of the internet is likely smaller communities, with a focus on curated experiences. “Our research makes one thing clear: power is shifting back to the consumer (the fediverse signals this). Consumers crave community, but on their own terms — seeking deeper, more meaningful connections with those who truly matter (something we identified in 2014). Authenticity is at the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/11/the-verge-the-future-of-the-internet-is-likely-smaller-communities-with-a-focus-on-curated-experiences/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/11/the-verge-the-future-of-the-internet-is-likely-smaller-communities-with-a-focus-on-curated-experiences/</a></p>
Maho Pacheco<p>Some of my best friends in the internet.</p><p>Lol, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.mx/@levhita" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>levhita</span></a></span> is in that picture.</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/friendship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friendship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/internetculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetculture</span></a></p>
Intelligence Views<p>The internet be like:</p><p>You stole millions of dollars from senior citizens. Do you want to come on my podcast and sell your newest sales course?</p><p>Then we can talk about aliens for 2 hours.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internetculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aliens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Mashable: They met on Tumblr, and their relationship outlasted their accounts . “Before Tumblr lost its way through multiple sales, banning explicit content and losing droves of users, the microblogging site was the place to be online. Like any good social media platform, it brought people together, including couples.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/15/mashable-they-met-on-tumblr-and-their-relationship-outlasted-their-accounts/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/15/mashable-they-met-on-tumblr-and-their-relationship-outlasted-their-accounts/</a></p>
Bodling<p>“It’s a culture that moves fast but breaks people,” </p><p>Prof. Ariel Anbar, quoted in the NY Times today and speaking about internet culture (although the phrase also applies to the 'culture' [for lack of a better word] of the current Musk-Trump regime based in DC).</p><p>It's from a very interesting article about the experience of one woman in science, her team's article in Science, and the intense backlash she suffered afterwards: Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/arseniclife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arseniclife</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/science/arseniclife-felisa-wolfe-simon-retraction.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/11/science</span><span class="invisible">/arseniclife-felisa-wolfe-simon-retraction.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deacon.social/tags/WomenInScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenInScience</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>New York Times: The Agony of Adoring Online Dogs. This link goes to a gift article. “There’s something distinct and humbling about forming a parasocial relationship with, and experiencing heartbreak from, an animal you’ve never met. Now that many of us have been on social media for a decade or more, it’s becoming impossible to not brace for the inevitable. And when these animals ‘cross […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/new-york-times-the-agony-of-adoring-online-dogs/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/new-york-times-the-agony-of-adoring-online-dogs/</a></p>
grob 🇺🇦<p>Do you have a social media idol?<br>Someone whose behaviour on social media you find exemplary and from who you try to learn.</p><p>(Referring specifically to one person or a small number of people standing out in this regard. If you try to learn from everyone roughly equally, intended answer would be 'no')</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FediMeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediMeta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Bloomberg: China’s 60-Second Dramas Head to the US After Beating Box Office. “Unlike traditional TikTok clips, which often revolve around goofy challenges or lip-syncing dances, mini dramas are professionally produced series for the web, with clear storylines and big cliffhangers. Clips run just 60 to 90 seconds and a series can span more than 50 episodes.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/08/bloomberg-chinas-60-second-dramas-head-to-the-us-after-beating-box-office/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/08/bloomberg-chinas-60-second-dramas-head-to-the-us-after-beating-box-office/</a></p>
Alberto Chimal<p>"You Can’t Post Your Way Out of <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a>": a great <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> by Janus Rose. Let's not give in to <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/despair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despair</span></a> or reactive <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/rage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rage</span></a>. <a href="https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/you-cant-post-your</span><span class="invisible">-way-out-of-fascism/</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/CurrentEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentEvents</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/civics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>