Weekly planners vs. Monthly planners #PlannerDebate2015 #NHsmc — Kiara Bunting (@KiaraBunting) November 30, 2015 Weekly planners allow more in-depth, detailed scheduling #PlannerDebate2015 #NHsmc — Kiara Bunting (@KiaraBunting) November 30, 2015 Weekly or Monthly? Weigh in now! #PlannerDebate2015 #NHsmc — Kiara Bunting (@KiaraBunting) November 30, 2015 Monthly planners allow for more thorough, long-term time management #PlannerDebate2015 […]
Read more "Weekly? Monthly?"This Thanksgiving, the Green Bay Packers retired former quarterback Brett Favre’s famed #4. Favre tumultuous end to his career where he retired, un-retired, retired again, un-retired to play for the Packers’ division rival, and then finally retired again. So, there was some question as to how Favre would be received in his return to Green Bay. […]
Read more "Conversation Analysis: #TH4NKSGIVING"In light of what could be the largest UN climate conference of the decade on Monday, Nov. 30, I decided to analyze sentiment around #ClimateMarch on Twitter. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world marched for action to be taken on worldwide climate policies and social media was swarmed with posts using the hashtag […]
Read more "Twitter Reacts to #ClimateMarch"#IfTheyGunnedMeDown was a successful movement that went viral after starting on Twitter and making it’s way through The New York Times, Washington Post, Time Inc., and other popular news outlets. The hashtag was in response to how the media portrayed Michael Brown, an 18 year old African-American male who was shot by police in Missouri. […]
Read more "#IfTheyGunnedMeDown"Twitter has become a forum for people to voice their opinions and find communities of people who have similar beliefs. It is unlikely that a single tweet has much effect or that merely tweeting can change anything, but when hundreds of people rally around a single hashtag and share their experiences Twitter becomes a powerful […]
Read more "#YesAllWomen."Our journal article discussion examines social network structures and some of their characteristics. We look at the merits of brokerage versus closure as a chosen structure, and whether these structures reveal patterns in the accumulation of social capital and overall network performance. Within these structures, betweenness and constraint tendencies also give us a look at […]
Read more "Social Network Structures in Online Communities"Think back to the last thing your friend showed you on Vine, Facebook, or Twitter. Was it a funny video, a photo with a clever caption, or a prank gone wrong? Humor is a commonality among so much viral content because people love a quick laugh. Funny content provides a moment of relief from […]
Read more "Sorry Shonda"Imagine walking into work the morning after Game of Thrones airs. You haven’t watched it yet, but you’re going to catch up on your DVR that night. Walking into the office, you see your co-workers are discussing the show. “Did you watch last night,” one of them asks. “No, but I am going to catch up […]
Read more "#StopSpoilingStuff: A campaign to stop social media spoilers"Virality is something that we all aim for as social media users. We’re constantly watching video after video, seeing meme after meme, wondering how they became so popular in the first place. If you’ve ever been on Twitter, Vine, Facebook, or really any social media platform, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Sometimes this […]
Read more "#SpreadJoy: If You’re Happy And You Know It, Post It!"Of every presidential candidate vying for their party’s nomination, Donald Trump is the champion of setting the media agenda. The Donald brings his agenda setting everywhere he goes, including the Twittersphere, which isn’t news to anyone following his campaign. Rather than posting only platitudes or talking points, Trump actively engages with and shares tweets by […]
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