Konrad Twitter Growth/Analysis

@MacMcKonrad Followers prior to COM 427: 5 Followers gained from August-November: +8(160% increase) Total Current Followers: 13 To be perfectly honest I didn’t know how to grow my network for most of the semester. I came into this class with very little experience with social networks let alone successful ones. Frequently I was flying blind […]

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Blog Post 3: #CowboyBebop

A 10 episode live-action #CowboyBebop series is coming to Netflix! Shinichiro Watanabe, the original anime creator, will consult and Thor: Ragnarok’s Chris Yost will write the first episode. pic.twitter.com/JA0TcqeO15 — Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) November 28, 2018 Despite reservations, random ideas for the cast. Adam Driver as Spike, has the physical presence + acting chops, Ellen […]

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Viral Meme Part Two: Analysis

A pre-election prediction… How do ya'll think tonight's gonna go? #electionday #govote — Mac Konrad (@MacMcKonrad) November 6, 2018 GOALS: To get 500 views on Imgur For people on Twitter to see my deep link to imgur and click on it To crack a dark joke about the nature of news regardless of how you […]

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Fact from Fiction: A Facebook Issue

Given the state of Facebook starting from 2016 until now it’s clear there’s an issue with proper dissemination of fact from fiction. Users are pushed news an algorithm determines they’re more likely to click on. “Our innate biases allow [skepticism] to be bypassed, researchers have found — especially when presented with the right kind of […]

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