Former journo now in comms, covering innovation and tech. Father, husband, dog guardian and optimist (sort of). Glasgow, Scotland.
Ian Marland
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Headwinds are getting stronger for news media.
Bluesky fires shots at Twitter (X)’s Grok
“Sad Epstein isn’t alive to use Grok. He would have loved it”
‘Managers were targeted more than players, with 82% of abusive posts made on X, formerly known as Twitter’
No regrets about deleting my account. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
And then there were 53 left.
I’ve taken another look to see which UK universities remain on X/Twitter out of 141 original accounts. When I last checked earlier in the year there were 64 universities still actively posting on the platform.
Who's gone?
Who will be last one Tweeting?
1/8
🎉 Applications are now open for the third wave of the University of Glasgow’s GRID Civic Grant Fund!
With £50,000 available, local organisations across can apply for grants of up to £5,000 (or smaller awards up to £850) to support impactful community projects.
See our Linktree in bio for more.
Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards 2026 winners were announced at an event @uofgarc.bsky.social last week.
See our 🔗🌳 in profile for full list.
#Innovation #TeamUofG
Meanwhile , in Auroral news , …. Over Greenland this evening , as the northern hemisphere experiences a bumper event ,
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
“If you met him, you weren’t likely to forget him.”
Great article in @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the extraordinary story of 'tour de force' Alec Nove, leading Soviet expert and former head of the Institute for Soviet and East Europe Studies @glasgow.ac.uk
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/alec-nove-so...
More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women's Super League in a single weekend, a BBC investigation finds.
University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
