This semester in COM 427 Social Media for Communicators, I learned a myriad of skills that have helped me grow my personal following on various social media platforms, primarily Twitter. I began my journey in this class with only 183 Twitter followers, and over the course of the semester I have grown that following to […]
Read more "My Personal Growth and Top 10 Tweets"Young people are speaking out about what it means to give consent, with the movement #YesMeansYes that focuses on positive consent from all parties engaging in sexual activity before the activity occurs. #YesMeansYes has sparked a conversation about what consent should look like, and who can give consent. #YesMeansYes says a clear, not coerced, enthusiastic, […]
Read more "The Imperative of Consent #YesMeansYes"Creating engaging, share-worthy content on the internet is not an easy task. With billions of micro-content online, getting noticed can be difficult. But I managed to create a meme that gained views and resonated with online users. Sassy Fashion Cat Objectives I created a carefully crafted social media marketing plan to reach my goal of […]
Read more "Sassy Fashion Cat Meme Goes ‘Viral’"People are often confused about Middle Eastern identity in the United States. Find out how the United States classifies people of Middle Eastern decent in this video!
Read more "Are Middle Easterners Considered White?"Social media bring so many people into our lives; a large number of whom we probably don’t know in “real life.” I have upwards of 1,000 “friends” on Facebook, and several hundred followers on Instagram and Twitter. I’m sure we’ve all scrolled through our newsfeed on whatever platform and seen posts from names and faces […]
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