Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg

I really appreciate all the likes and retweets for my recent tweet of an Infographic on how to vet the source of an online "news" item. As noted, it was created by the @NewsLitProject. But I want to clarify that it's the work of NLP's brilliant staff, not me. I'm a board member. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HearAnneRoar For those who don’t know Anne’s music - engaging original tunes and creative video covers from many eras - check out https://t.co/DXrgjgHSkD. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HearAnneRoar War and disease will always be with us. That’s why music like yours is so important for mental health. — PolitiTweet.org

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With Russia’s outrageous war on Ukraine happening now, it’s more important than ever to be on the lookout for misinformation. Here’s a guide to vetting a news source, from the ⁦@NewsLitProject⁩. https://t.co/oiXRCDzxwO — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dbfarber: https://t.co/Tm2ZfJcCAE — PolitiTweet.org

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@christiaanhtznr You’re missing the larger point. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DenZhadanov @Readdle Denys, I definitely remember mentioning (and using) the app, but I didn’t remember it was Ukrainian. #StandWithUkraine — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @reckless: The content moderators of war https://t.co/iE9UtkkrqV — PolitiTweet.org

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Though our family isn’t ethnic Ukrainian, 3 of my 4 grandparents were born and raised there as kids before coming to America prior to World War 1. At the time, Ukraine was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and thus not truly independent. I fear history is repeating itself. https://t.co/8ZYPPY2fJG — PolitiTweet.org

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I was just roaming around @YouTube, looking for music videos and concerts, and stumbled across this timely concert video: “Paul McCartney - Live in Kiev 2008”. (And, yes, I do know that the proper spelling today is Kyiv). Made me sad. https://t.co/PYUlR8ssIo https://t.co/3Yy5PybmLq — PolitiTweet.org

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So pleased for, and proud of, my friend @sree , a pillar of digital journalism, who will be doing important work at @Cronkite_ASU and no doubt crushing it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AirWaterSnow @eevblog I must have heard this thousands of times. https://t.co/88kM9s0zy1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@sree @Cronkite_ASU @battintobattsjr Woohoo, @sree! Huge congrats! Will you be moving to AZ? — PolitiTweet.org

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@SuperAntonio64 @backlon Congrats! — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexhcranz Isn’t Spectrum mostly an ISP and cable service? (I don’t live in NY or any area where it’s offered, so I’m not sure.) If so, why do you need their app on Apple TV? I don’t have apps for Comcast or Fios. Maybe I don’t have that problem because I don’t have the apps. — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexhcranz I remember that, but - at least for me - it rarely makes an error in where it sends me. And it’s SO much better than dumping me into the main UI. I only wish Netflix participated in Up Next. — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexhcranz “Up Next” doesn’t do those things to me. It just offers me the next episodes of shows I’m currently watching or have recently watched. I see no recommendations or directions to apps or channels. But maybe that’s because I only read the top line. I find it really useful. — PolitiTweet.org

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The IOC, which runs the Olympics, is feckless, greedy, and unethical. So are lots of its various sports federations. The athletes are treated like pawns, as we’ve just seen. Come to think of it, so are many other sports governing bodies, starting with FIFA & the NCAA. — PolitiTweet.org

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@IamSuzanneCryer @NathanFillion @TraylorHoward @VancityReynolds @RichardRuccolo Loved that show, and what a cast! — PolitiTweet.org

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@themoko @karaswisher How did you find out? — PolitiTweet.org

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@themoko Congrats! — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless @stro_b @backlon That’s one of the many reasons I love @backlon . — PolitiTweet.org

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@_loveallthis It’s not really horrifying. Spotify just lost me as a paying customer. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless @stro_b Well, at the risk of disagreeing with a smart lapsed lawyer (once again), if Spotify is “locking up” (via Megaphone) a well established consumer content channel, the government should look at that regardless of whether other companies are competing to corner that same market. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless @Apple @Google @AppleMusic @ApplePodcasts If you mean that Apple and Google should compete by doing the anti-consumer stuff Spotify does, I’d be against that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless I dunno what you mean by “compete”. I know that podcasts and music streaming aren’t existential for @Apple and @Google, but I happily use @AppleMusic and @ApplePodcasts every day. I can listen to the Vergecast as soon as it drops and then my music. I’d say they’re competing. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LaurenGoode: Firefox's fate has much larger implications for the web as a whole...Aside from Apple's WebKit browser engine, Firefox’s G… — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless Or, you could conclude that @Spotify is destroying one of the last vestiges of the open web, amplifying dangerous misinformation, and shredding privacy. All while paying the creators of its main product, music, almost nothing. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ahess247 @fuzheado @columbiajourn @sree A quick search suggests that I didn’t review it. But I did review the first mainstream digital camera, on the market well before the QuickTake. It was the Dycam, also known as the Fotoman. This excerpt from a retrospective column describes it. https://t.co/z4wA16HFTo — PolitiTweet.org

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@ahess247 @fuzheado @columbiajourn @sree Great pic. The QuickTake wasn’t a success, though. It was built for Apple by Kodak and Fuji and lasted only 3 years. — PolitiTweet.org