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Dangers of Disinformation: Social Media and Youth

March 8, 2020
By Sarah Lovely This past Wednesday, Professor Damian Radcliffe came and presented his research into how the Middle East uses social media. His presentation explained many misconceptions and realities of social media’s role in the Middle East. One point he made was that social media has become the dominant source for news for young people in the Middle East. This…read more
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Is Social Media Dying?

November 9, 2019
Tess Jennings: Recently, I read a fascinating article from Metro UK that looked at whether social media sites were slowly dying. Initially, I found this a rather absurd thought. Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate--how could these channels be dying? However, the more I read, the more I wondered if this claim actually had merit. For instance, the…read more
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Taking lessons from a Mormon social media fast: A perpetual motion of digital dependency

October 14, 2019
Hayley Shauklas Last October, eight million Mormon women were invited to put down the phone and take a 10-day social media fast. Of the few thousand women surveyed post-fast by Goodthink co-founder and TEDx speaker, Amy Blankson, 60% reported feeling more productive. Forty percent reported more sleep, and 55% said they were more present with friends and family. Credit: Alexander…read more
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Keeping Up With The…Algorithm

February 20, 2019
By: Joie Ryan As social media applications have evolved in both popularity and new features for users, so has the ongoing discussion of “algorithms”, specifically for Facebook and Instagram. About 2 years ago, Instagram adopted a software algorithm so that users will “see the moments [you] care about first", rather than how they are posted chronologically. In the years following, Facebook started crafting…read more
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Is ‘National Data Privacy Day’ that important?

January 24, 2019
By Julianne Spencer | Student Posts | January 24, 2018 The next "National Data Privacy Day" is this Monday January 28, and apparently is an international holiday that's celebrated here in the U.S., but also in 50 other countries as well. More individuals, businesses, babies, and puppies are penetrating social networks than ever before, but in this rapid growth, raising…read more
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The Power of Facebook Ads in the Digital Age

February 23, 2018
By: Kelsey Scott Think that Facebook has reached its demise? Well, think again.       The apparent “death” of Facebook has been greatly exaggerated, as the site continues to position itself overtop every other social media platform in terms of overall use and current active users. With a staggering 2.13 billion active monthly users worldwide, Facebook remains the most popular social…read more
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The Influencers Shadow

February 3, 2018
Kurtis Cooper- Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. That's right, woodchuck-chuckers it's... GROUNDHOG DAY! It's Punxsutawney Phil’s big day, the day we wait for all year to hear if the little marmot has seen his shadow. A shadow, something we definitely take for granted day after day. We forget that…read more
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The Ethical Influencer: Transparency and Information in Today’s Social World

January 29, 2018
Influencers are the future of social media marketing. According to a Business Insider article, influencer marketing is set to become a $2 billion industry by 2019. This represents massive growth for influencers. With this, comes more power and sway over respective industry trends and purchases. Having this influence (no pun intended) means more responsibility and expectations that they need to…read more
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