Over the last couple of months, odds are that a surplus of “lip-synching” videos have been showing up on your social media timeline. TikTok is growing but if you think it’s new then you’re late to the party. The app has been quite popular for a long time and counted more than 500 Million monthlyContinue reading “Is TikTok ready to seat at the Adult’s table?”
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Whether You Like it or Not
Likes, favorites, shares, and retweets form the rubric which hundreds of millions of people voluntarily submit to for judgement every day. Whatever they are called, these various indicators of approval on photos, comments, or other content occupy a substantial piece of social media viewers’ consciousness, and have been the base business model to launch theContinue reading “Whether You Like it or Not”
The Twitter Cult
We now live in a world of social media, as nearly 30% of the human population is on some sort of social media platform. Most popular are Facebook (older generation), Snapchat (younger generation), and Instagram (mixed). However, a niche social media platform– Twitter– is only used by 21% of people on social media. Of thatContinue reading “The Twitter Cult”
The Power of Data
What is Facebook? In order for Facebook to be evaluated effectively, a brief summary is necessary. Facebook is a social media platform that allows for near limitless networking. Users must sign up for a free profile and are then able to share photos, videos and messages, both publicly and privately to those they have “friended”.Continue reading “The Power of Data”
The Real Culprit
It’s easy to take a look at the vile, openly racist, authoritarian-esque Twitter feed of the current President of the United States and think “man, Twitter isn’t great for politics.” It’s a lot easier to be told that by a cable news network with everything to lose if people begin looking for other sources ofContinue reading “The Real Culprit”
Kanye West’s Digital Impact
Few artists have had an influence on music than the way Kanye West has on rap. The Chicago native is tied for the most Grammy awards ever by a rap artist with legendary rapper Jay-Z, and has sold millions and millions of copies of his albums and records. However, in more recent years,Continue reading “Kanye West’s Digital Impact”
The “Snapchat” Magnet
After an overuse of Snapchat for the past few years of my life, I decided to delete the application to observe my behavior when lacking the social media platform. Before we begin, what is Snapchat? Snapchat is a social media application created in July 2011 that now has over 190 million users worldwide. The platformContinue reading “The “Snapchat” Magnet”
