Why I Use Social Media

Social Media is a “news source” for me, I use it as a way of staying up to date with information about friends, celebrities and what is happening around the world. Social Media and Friends. I use social media as a way to stay in touch with different people whose paths have crossed with mine […]

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Music Hashtag Is Trending

Still listening the news songs released by Rihanna or Ariana Grandal? It is time to update your music list. MacKenzie Bourg, a contestant in popular TV reality show—American Idol, releases his original song, Roses on iTunes and brings over 40,000 tweets, using #BuyRosesOniTunes, to talk about the cute, adorable boy and his funny ice cream […]

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Twitter Influencer Post

I went from 7 Twitter followers to 21 Twitter followers, a growth of over 300%, which I felt was pretty solid considering I really didn’t use my Twitter for much else other than the course. It seemed clear to me that the types of posts that gained me attention, and possibly more followers were those […]

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Top Ten for Twitter!

10… GIFs took over social media for a period of time and I finally learned how to make one! By creating a GIF with my pet chinchilla named Scruffy, I gained two followers who are also chinchilla lovers! The hashtag #furfreeforever led these two new followers to my profile! Even though my tweet only got […]

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Twitter Influence Analysis

Influence Analysis: I am really happy with how I’ve grown this semester in COM 427. Prior to starting this course, I had a professional Twitter account and had several networking success stories. However, Social Media for Communicators has accelerated my growth and furthered my interest in a career in social media. My change from the beginning […]

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#YesAllWomen – Story Behind the Hashtag

The hashtag #YesAllWomen started on Twitter as a social media campaign for women to share stories and examples of misogyny and violence against women. A Sysomos MAP analysis shows how much of an impact #YesAllWomen had on the conversation of modern-day gender discrimination. The most retweeted Tweet: #YesAllWomenpic.twitter.com/I3acfzwfWz — Feminist Culture (@feministculture) December 20, 2015 […]

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Amanda’s Top 10 Influencers

I began the semester with roughly 80 Twitter followers and through some carefully crafted tweets and engagements on social media, as of this morning I have 200 followers. There were some tweets that worked more effectively than others. Here are the 10 most influential tweets using the #NHsmtp #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty 90 years young, 90 years #onfleek […]

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#FeelTheBern

It’s election season and #FeelTheBern is everywhere in my Facebook and Twitter feed. Be it used to rally behind Sanders or to poke fun at his fans, it seems you can’t escape this hashtag. But it’s hard to see the true effect of #FeelTheBern just by considering what’s in one’s own closed-off circle. To get […]

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