I spent a week on Bluesky, Threads, and X and only one felt worth coming back to
I gave myself a rule: no skipping ahead. One week, all three platforms, posting the same type of content on each, noting what came back.…
I stopped Googling things and social media answered faster, and that says something uncomfortable about the internet
It started with a restaurant. I wanted to know if a specific place in my city was actually good or just had good SEO. I…
Red heart on Snapchat: what it means and why it eventually goes away
You open Snapchat, check your friends list, and there it is: a small red heart next to someone’s name. It was not there last week.…
Instagram links opening the home feed instead of the post? Here is the fix
You get a link to a reel in WhatsApp. You tap it. Instagram opens. And instead of the reel, you are staring at the home…
Snapchat Earth planet: what third place in the solar system tells you
Third place has a reputation it does not deserve. In Snapchat’s Friend Solar System, Earth represents your third most-interacted-with friend on the app. That is…
Snapchat Jupiter planet: what the fifth position in the solar system means
Jupiter is where the Snapchat solar system starts to shift in tone. The first four planets, Mercury through Mars, reflect close, frequent daily contact. Jupiter,…
Snapchat Saturn planet: what the sixth position in the solar system says about you
Saturn is the most recognizable planet in the outer half of Snapchat’s solar system. Its ring makes it instantly identifiable, and its position as the…
Snapchat Mars planet: what it means to be someone’s fourth closest friend
Mars sits at the edge of Snapchat’s inner planets. As the fourth position in the Friend Solar System, it represents a friend you interact with…
Snapchat Neptune planet: what the last position in the solar system actually means
Neptune is the last planet in Snapchat’s solar system, and it gets an unfair reputation. Landing here feels like the worst outcome when you first…
Snapchat Uranus planet: what the seventh position in the solar system means
Uranus is the second-to-last planet in Snapchat’s Friend Solar System. Landing here means you are someone’s seventh most-interacted-with friend on the app, which puts you…