Last Tuesday, Election Night, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in an upset victory, which left millions of Americans ecstatic and pleased, but also left millions of other Americans depressed and scared. This vast divide in reaction played out live on Twitter, with Clinton supporters expressing their sadness and pain and Trump supporters celebrating his win. […]
Read more "#ElectionNight"Although technically beginning in 2015 – if not before – the Mannequin Challenge took social media by storm in November of 2016 and has since become and internet phenomenon. The rise of the #MannequinChallenge explained via @Sysomos and Social Media Analytics @carlykaplin@BrianaRinaldo@BikoRicoSuave#NHBuzzFeedpic.twitter.com/DyRVTr4rP0 — Jonathan Gordon (@JGordonSYR) November 29, 2016 Sysomos demonstrated that the trend took […]
Read more "#MannequinChallenge"We can all agree that this election, if nothing else, has been polarizing to our communities. However, the most clear indication of this divide can be found through a quick hashtag search on Twitter. #NotMyPresident has sparked mounds of 140-character expressions of dissent from both sides (or, all 3 sides, if you’re still #WithGary) […]
Read more "#NotMyPresident: A Polarized Twitter Battle"Upon viewing and analyzing the following six tweets, I found it extremely interesting how the tonality could differ so greatly despite the consistent hashtag. This reminded me of the class discussion about how analysis sites cannot decipher between positive and negative tonality when discussing a common word/phrase/hashtag/handle. This is why all tweets directed towards @RealDonaldTrump were taken into […]
Read more "Hashtag Happenings"Following the controversial 2016 Election, some citizens of blue California have called for the state to secede from the United States. The hashtag #CalExit has been the foundation of a huge debate on whether the 6th largest economy in the world should try to become their own state or even join Canada. On one side, Californians […]
Read more "Brexit 2.0: The #CalExit"Objective I marketed my meme because many people get annoyed with all of the political discussion that takes place on social media. I believe this meme speaks to this annoyance and frustration of social media goers during the 2016 presidential election. This election had me like… View post on imgur.com View post on imgur.com […]
Read more "Political Expert? I Think Not"In my first how-to video, I show you how to solve one of life’s most nearly unattainable objectives: getting a healthy and yummy breakfast into your belly as quickly as possible. Try it yourself and let me know what you think below, or check out @sheeb_eats #Foodstagram! #SheebEats
Read more "Easy Breakfast in Under 5 Minutes? | How-To"I started with 0 followers. With virtually no experience on Twitter, I set out to learn the platform and how to utilize its strengths to help promote my professional career. Along the way I also had some fun interactions with classmates, existing friends, total strangers, and even my Professor. With each week came several Twitter […]
Read more "How I Became a Twitter Influencer"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"#TravelTuesday Been round the world don't speak the language #TravelTuesday missing abroad a little extra on this snowy day #NHsmc pic.twitter.com/pF1Uho9dTV — Sameyerson (@SamiMeyerson) February 16, 2016 This tweet had a total of 21 engagements, making 309 impressions and received 4 likes. This was the assignment in which we were instructed to make a photo […]
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