How The SARS Epidemic Translated Into The Budding Seed Of Viral Internet Communication

When the SARS epidemic started between 2002-2003, it spread rapidly throughout different countries and infected so many people. It was fatal because it was an airbourne disease and could spread from person to person by so much as sharing the same breathing space. What I find to be so interesting, is the fact that this […]

Social Media: More Talking, Less Listening

I have a conflicted relationship with social media. On one hand, it has made it easy for me to connect with friends from around the world. Each time I befriend a new person that I may not see again, they become a Facebook friend, a new Twitter follow or someone new to stalk on Instagram. […]

Social Media and Relationships

Modern social media includes a wide variety of outlets and technologies which allow us to connect with the world. Many of these technologies are easily and readily accessible via apps on the smartphones constantly glued to our hands. My personal favorite social media platforms are Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, and while I have Facebook and […]

Importance of Modern Social Media in Leadership

After reading the first chapter of Ethan Zuckerman’s Rewire, one theme stuck with me when I tried to observe how modern social media impacts my relationships: credible news sources. .@EthanZ The Tunisian revolution is 1 example of how platforms such as Twitter have the ability to emerge as a credible news source #NHsmc — Aysha Seedat […]

Social Media and Relationships: should social media be used for more?

Going to school very far from home, I owe a lot to social media. I do not get to see my family or friends for months at a time. However, due to social media, I still feel very connected to their lives. I can see pictures of them and interact by posting on each other’s […]

How are modern social media impacting our relationships?

In this day and age with globalization, social media today is the most popular common way of making connection among people. As we know, modern social media includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. has entered every aspect of our life. Hence, how are modern social media impacting our relationships? Nowadays, the speed and scope of spreading information become […]

I talked to someone famous on social media and here’s what happened

Social media are a permanent part of everyone’s lives and they’re almost impossible to get away from. While sources contradict each other and claim social media are both good and terrible, it’s mostly about how we navigate these sites and the way we interact on them. For example, I was called nasty names anonymously on […]

Stick to the Music

I study music business with the intention of entering the entertainment industry when I graduate. To keep up with industry news, I follow FADER, SPIN and Complex Magazine on Facebook and Twitter. I consider this trifecta of publications to be at the top of the music media game, and thus assume that the content they […]

Disconnected from Reality

Social media is a powerful tool and rapidly expanding. Being from the generation of social media junkies, I’ve witnessed massive changes in a short time. But how is it impacting our relationships? Well, I believe for the better and worse. I got a taste of this last year when I was gallivanting around Europe from […]

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Spring 2016