Introduction It’s come to the end of COM427 and I want to reflect on what I have learned throughout the course. Part 1. Influence At the beginning of COM427, I had 546 Twitter followers. By the end of the semester, I reached 616 Twitter followers, with a peak of 632 last week. I believe that the […]
Read more "Personal Influence Growth and Analysis"Advertisers are often faced with the ethical concerns of privacy when considering the usage of big data, “extremely large data sets that may be analyzed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations” (Oxford Dictionary, 2016). It’s frightening that our faces can now be tracked down within minutes. 'Your Face Is Big Data' photography experiment uses #bigdata to track down strangers. […]
Read more "Big Data: Big Problem or Big Solution?"This past week, I had the opportunity to create my own viral content campaign through #NHsmc class, Social Media for Communicators. I was a bit skeptical at first, as I have always heard that there is no way to make something go viral. Frankly, it is up to the content consumers, not the creators, to […]
Read more "#StopLongShowers2016 Viral Content Challenge Results"This short video explainer helps people understand the difference between type-1 and type-2 diabetes, which can often be confused. As a type-1 diabetic, I am always being asked about the disease. I feel it it up to me and other diabetics to help better educate the general public on diabetes. Work Cited: Diabetes.co.uk,. (2016). Differences […]
Read more "What’s the Difference Between Type-1 and Type- 2 Diabetes?"The brilliance of social media is that it allows people to stay connected no matter where they are in the world. It used to be that unless one physically met up with a friend or had access to an international telephone, staying in touch was nearly impossible. In first grade, my best friend Morgan moved […]
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