Part 1: Influence At the beginning of this semester, I wasn’t using my social media accounts very effectively — they were purely channels for me to communicate with my friends and look at funny memes. However, after taking this class, I think I’ve leveraged my profiles efficiently and made the most out of my influence, […]
Read more "Of GIFS and Memes: My Growth as a Social Media Influencer"As this Tuesday, April 18th, is Tax Day, marches broke out across the U.S. today as citizens demanded for President Trump to release his tax returns and install a more fair tax system — one that doesn’t “cut taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and giant corporations on the backs of working Americans,” according to taxmarch.org. From D.C. […]
Read more "Unpacking the #Taxmarch: A National Movement"For my class Viral Content Challenge, I decided to create a meme using a character from my favorite TV show, Game of Thrones. I took the infamous image of King Joffrey being poisoned, which I’ve already seen as a meme, and put a fresh spin on it with content I hadn’t seen meme’d yet — […]
Read more "Game of Memes: A Viral Content Challenge Reflection"Single this Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry, this milkshake is a great way to get in the holiday spirit and show yourself some self love. With vanilla ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, Bailey’s, and some red food dye, this is the perfect treat — in the words of Donna Meagle, treat yo self!
Read more "How Are You #TreatingYoself This Valentine’s Day?"As a generally technologically stunted person (seriously, it took me way too long to use keyboard shortcuts), social media has helped me become more comfortable in the digital sphere. I now navigate multiple online platforms with ease, and though I still can’t call myself tech-savvy, I know enough to get by. Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, and […]
Read more "Of Memes and Modified Vocab: My Social Media Evolution"