I think this question is too existential to what social media is to me.  Some people use it to connect with friends and share sensitive moments , but for me, social media is a selective way for me to show insight into my life to the community I created for myself. When you thought you were […]

As a generally technologically stunted person (seriously, it took me way too long to use keyboard shortcuts), social media has helped me become more comfortable in the digital sphere. I now navigate multiple online platforms with ease, and though I still can’t call myself tech-savvy, I know enough to get by. Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, and […]

My name is Sasha and I’m addicted to Twitter. I added Twitter on to my, albeit short, list of connections in 2009. At that point in time, I  was very opposed to “the Twitter thing” mostly because I didn’t understand its purpose. However, after I clicked tweet for the first time, my eyes opened and […]

Social media has made me much more self-aware. I am conscious about how I come off to the people of the internet and I am constantly learning new things about myself. If I look back at all the things I have posted or liked, it shows what I am most interested in, and what I […]

Social media grew as I did, therefore, I don’t know if I can say it changed me as much as it’s always shaped my existence. I’ve never known the things that I love reading about in 19th century novels- the anxiety of waiting for a letter from the man I love, or only knowing of […]

While social media has had a huge impact on my personal life and how I communicate with my friends and family, I would say it has had an even larger impact on my professional life and how I’ve positioned my goals and aspirations. As an advertising major, I always knew that social media should be […]

I can definitely say that social media has changed me, particularly in the years leading up to me senior year of college. In these few years, the impact that social media has had on me typically is most apparent in both academic and professional settings. Whether studying what’s happening in the world for a quiz […]

I first made a Facebook account when I was 14 years old.  A couple years later, in January of 2012, I decided to hop on the Twitter bandwagon as well.  My life has never been the same. As much as I love social media and all the information I can easily access simply from an […]