As a senior public relations student about to embark on my first job search, I took COM 427: Social Media for Communicators during the Fall 2016 semester with hopes of strengthening my personal brand, building a greater online presence, and learning social media skills to improve myself as a candidate for employment. At the beginning […]
Read more "Influencer Growth and My Top 10 Tweets"Objective The objective of this campaign was to gain engagement on an Imgur link and a Twitter webcard featuring an original meme. In this case, “engagement” includes the number of Twitter webcard clicks, as well as the number of Imgur views the meme receives. The objective of the campaign was to drive viewers to click […]
Read more "Viral Content Challenge Results: Autumn Meme"On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. People took to Twitter to express their surprise and emotions, and many of them used #POTUS to enter into discussion about the future president of the United States. Some of Donald Trump’s supporters were happy about the results, and […]
Read more "The Presidential Election and #POTUS Reactions"A look at a myth associated with the common cold, as explained by a person with the common cold. Can you get sick from going outside without a jacket in cold weather, or from going out with wet hair during the winter?
Read more "Does The Cold = A Cold?"I can’t remember the last time I picked up a newspaper to see what was going on in the world. Today, I get most of my news on social media, and statistics show I’m not alone. By following accounts that share news that is relevant and interesting to me, I feel informed and connected to […]
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