Are We Making America Great Again?

This past election has put Donald Trump and the catchphrase  #MakeAmericaGreatAgain (#MAGA) into the spotlight. For some, this catchphrase is a sign of pride and patriotism, for others a sign of loathing, hatred, and racism. As you can see in the following tweets from Trump supporters, many are here for our new president’s leadership. Why the media ignored @POTUS trip […]

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I got 99 problems and a Mcflurryc is 1

A Jordan fan got the crying LeBron face tattooed on his leg because, of course https://t.co/8piuuvQ1Xx pic.twitter.com/rrl0qc76oO — FanSided (@FanSided) June 25, 2017 Have you ever been to a Mcdonald’s location and heard my five least favorite words in a sentence:  “Sorry, the machine is down.”? If you have, then I was definitely targeting you […]

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The Relatable Tuna

Objective: Tuna the chiweenie is a Instagram famous dog who is basically notorious for being ugly cute. His owner created an Instagram, where 1.9 million followers rejoice in their love for tuna. Tuna has actually been the face of memes in the past, (we’ll get to that later), but it’s been a while. So I […]

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Take a Stance Not a Knee

In recent years, the NFL has had a significant impact in American culture because it is one of the most watched sports in the country. In light of tragic events in the United States, NFL players have been taking a knee during the national anthem. This kneel movement started last year with  quarterback Colin Kaepernick. […]

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My personal Twitter influence

Part One: Influence When I first started this semeter, my Twitter account was only up to 40 followers. Because this was my second Twitter (I created a news one right before I went to cover the election in New York), I wasn’t surprised my account wasn’t as popular as the one I made in 2012 […]

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Viral Content Challenge

The objective of this viral challenge assignment was to create the most traffic and engagement with the following meme: Faker In an attempt to complete this objective, I was able to receive 533 views on imgur. Through this assignment I learned the importance of planning and the significance of having a detailed and well structured […]

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Oh, How Things Have Changed

I’ve been an avid social media user for the last five to six years, but never in that time has my presence and influence on those platforms changed more than it has in the last three months. Since January, my Twitter followers has grown from 308 to 365.  That is nearly a 20% increase in […]

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