Each day, new trending topics emerge on social media. Whether it be on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., any topic or post has the potential to gain virality, whether it be for good or bad reasons. On January 26, 2020, the legendary Los Angeles Laker, Kobe Bryant, and his 13-year-old-daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, […]
Read more "The Internet Mourns the Loss of Kobe Bryant"As you may know, the coronavirus has disrupted several countries’ health and general well-being around the globe. The coronavirus, a current flu-like disease pervasive throughout Europe, has generated significant Twitter content in the last 7 days. View post on imgur.com Among Twitter’s highlights regarding this topic includes American politician and lawyer Robert Klain, who […]
Read more "Coronavirus: Study Abroad’s Worst Nightmare"On Feb. 20th, 2020, an Australian news channel NITV tweeted a feature story of 9-year-old Quaden Bayles after a viral video of himself crying circled around Facebook. The video, which was filmed by his mom Yarraka Bayles, showed Quaden hysterically sobbing about bullies making fun of his condition – achondroplasia. He explicitly cried out, “I […]
Read more "Quaden Bayles – A Scammer?"Do you watch the Bachelor? What did you think of the finale and Barb? Hear my thoughts below!
Read more "Oh Barb, She Do Be Crazy Tho… #TheBachelor"When we searched #NotAgainSU and NotAgainSU, we found a dramatic spike in the number tweets posted on February 18th. On this day, Syracuse University’s administration started handing out suspensions to more than 30 students involved with the #NotAgainSU sit-in at Crouse Hinds Hall. The latest tweets since last Tuesday, the 18th, consisted of updates from […]
Read more "Making of a Movement: The #NotAgainSU movement’s impact on Twitter"This video explains what the next cartoon movie Disney will be making into a film. It also explains the premise of the movie, Mulan. The next movie that Disney will be remastering into a film, from its original cartoon version, is Mulan. The story of Mulan takes place in China, where the Chinese are being attacked […]
Read more "Disney: Transforming Cartoons into Real Life Films"In this video I discuss the status of YouTube trending.
Read more "Why does the YouTube Trending Tab Look Like it’s for Kids?"Please excuse my appearance lol YouTube’s trending page has been overrun by artists making a very new, very specific type of rap music and it’s shaping the types of content people are consuming. Follow me on my socials! Insta: @stbull_nhsmc Twitter: @SBullTweets
Read more "Has Trap music taken over YouTube’s Trending Page?"This is a video explaining the trends around universities canceling school because of the threat of the coronavirus.
Read more "What is happening with universities and the coronavirus?"By. Lucy Dunn, Andrew Noll, Claire Toner, and Jake Zeidman For the social listening assignment, we decided to research the trends surrounding the cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, specifically pertaining to U.S. citizens onboard. To do this, we searched “coronavirus” and further segmented this by including “American cruise ship” and excluding “China.” The coronavirus has been […]
Read more "The Corona Virus is Taking a Cruise"