Paul Jacobson

Tag: content ownership

  • Deleted tweets on Facebook are a reminder about controlling your content

    Deleted tweets on Facebook are a reminder about controlling your content

    I noticed this story on TechCrunch about how cross-posted tweets were removed from Facebook, along with the conversations that formed around them. Facebook users are complaining the company has removed the cross-posted tweets they had published to their profiles as Facebook updates. The posts’ removal took place following the recent API change that prevented Twitter users…

  • Like Bon Jovi for Medium

    Like Bon Jovi for Medium

    I think my writing career reached a milestone today. I was described as “Bon Jovi for Medium” because of my modest following there. I’m not quite sure what to do with that description (do I really seem that old?) but since I was a huge fan of the rock band when I was (much) younger,…

  • A short reminder why you should have your own space on the Web

    This video begins with an overview of a great technology you may never have heard of but which powers some of the services you use, PubSubHubbub, and then goes on to become a discussion about the important of having your own domain and a space where you can exercise control over your content. This imperative…