Like many people who moved to the fediverse over the past few years, I’ve struggled to explain to folks on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other social media what the fediverse is.
And all the benefits it offers.
For me, no ads, no algorithm, no corporate ownership, and no surveillance were the top reasons I left the social media platform formerly called Twitter and moved to Mastodon.
Continue reading New Video Explains the Fediverse
When I took my user experience classes almost 20 years ago, one of the first and most challenging, things for me to learn: I wasn’t the user for the websites and services I designed and developed.
My college instructor stressed the importance of research and identifying who our prospective users were.
So we could design websites and services that fit their needs.
Continue reading Include Disabled People at the Beginning of Your Project: You Are Not Your User [Video]
Are you frustrated by videos autoplaying in your Twitter timeline?
I find them annoying.
They’re disruptive. The videos often contain content I’d rather not see. Continue reading How to Turn Off Video Autoplay in Twitter for Desktop Browser, Android, and iOS [Updated]