Towards Small-Scale Social

In many parts of the internet, there is a desire for smaller size or more delineated communities. Wether it is to escape the internet of beefs, run away from incessant noise or to access more customized online environments like the bespoke social media Toby Shorin tells us about in "Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool".

An unbundling of online social spaces and a retreat to the cozy web, which has resulted in a blossoming of niche creative communities

I was walking the dog this morning and I was reflecting on how the things we build on the digital world seem to mirror what we build on the physical one. Big social media platforms are the metropolis: dense, busy, chaotic. They’re the place that never sleeps and there’s always something new going on. Something new to see, something new to do. You’l... See more