That shift is the focus of a new preprint that Törnberg co-authored with University of Amsterdam colleague Richard Rogers. “When we talk about social media, there are certain assumptions about what it is,” said Törnberg. “It’s user-generated, and there’s a platform that organizes interaction, but the platform cannot produce content on its own. So instead the platform allows people to connect with each other, and it just provides infrastructure for that. The [terms] social network and social media is almost synonymous. Those describe pre-algorithm Twitter circa 2012 quite well.”
RIP social media. What comes next is messy.… Plex claims to be working on numerous new features for its platform, including: adding all server and library management features currently available on app.plex.tv to Plex’s mobile and, where applicable, TV apps; “boosting dialogue and normalizing loudness,” per today’s announcement; transcoding i… …
… Plex’s evolution The new capabilities highlight Plex’s focus on features that go beyond its media server business. …
… So there’s a splintering of what used to be social media.” Törnberg identified three new kinds of emerging online media platforms, starting with private or semi-private group chats like WhatsApp. “The social part has just moved into these private group chat features,” he said. …
… Penske Media has alleged that searches with AI Overviews can reduce clicks by as much as 90 percent. …
… Media & Entertainment Playback control: Monitoring states like playing, paused, or buffering. Volume: Checking and managing volume levels on media devices. …
… He also is an independent software and game developer for iOS, Windows, and other platforms, and he is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied interactive media and software development.
… Videos featuring the “shockingly easy” exploit have been circulating among Telegram groups for hackers and security researchers, according to 404 Media . …
… As long as there has been gaming media, there have been anointed games that everyone who’s part of the club is expected to like. …
… Android Auto media apps have hardly evolved over the years, but 2026 will bring some notable changes. Popular apps like YouTube Music and Spotify are getting design overhauls that make them easier to use in the car. …
… This adds various AI features to the Home app, which you may or may not want. …
