Social media has come quite a long way since I was I graduated high school in 2012 let alone the last couple of years. The exponential growth of the Internet and mobile apps has allowed many people to use social media as a way of life now as we embark the year 2016. Snapchat has […]
Read more "How Social Media Has Affected Me"By Rachel Viggiano (SYRACUSE) Trends have evolved over time in regards to how social media was introduced to our generation. Something that has evolutionized, has quite literally become revolutionized. The way we communicate with one another has not only drastically changed our relationships, but has also radically opened up a way for us to freely express […]
Read more "A Trending Revolution"Social media is everywhere. Sometimes where we don’t even notice it. It can be on a screen or, as in “Rewire” by Ethan Zuckerman, it can be in an art gallery. Nearly everyone in the world has been touched by some form of social media at some point, some, more than others. @EthanZ I was amazed […]
Read more "How are modern social media impacting your relationships?"“Our challenge is not access to information; it is the challenge of paying attention.” In Chapter 1 of Rewire, Ethan Zuckerman discusses global epidemics such as SARS and political uprisings like the Arab Spring. Zuckerman outlines the role social media had while these events were unfolding to the general public. He argues that because so much more […]
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