Doing well by doing good? Normative tensions underlying Twitter’s corporate social responsibility ethos

This presentation looks at the mission statement and Corporate Social Responsibility claims of Twitter, comparing the company’s actions with their claims. Twitter brands itself as a positive civic actor and a force for good by providing an open forum for discussion, organization and dissemination of important information. However, as a private business funded by investors, […]

Climate Change – Fact Not Fiction

For those just tuning in: #climatechange is a scam, run by socialists, to redistribute wealth to poorer countries, and give gov't more power — Brad Thor (@BradThor) December 1, 2015 Posts like this make me both angry and terrified at the same time. When I first learned about climate change in school and by doing […]

Twitter: The New Political Hotbed

With the campaigns of each of the 2016 candidates in full-swing, the Twitter landscape has become the new town hall: a place for people from all backgrounds and ideologies to voice their political ideologies and be heard. President Barrack Obama won his elections in 2008 and 2012 with impressive social media campaigns that dwarfed those […]

Conversation Analysis: #TH4NKSGIVING

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. […]

Spreading the word of #GetOverMe

Thank you @elvisduranshow for playing my song #getoverme https://t.co/mdg6laTfia — Nick Carter (@nickcarter) November 30, 2015 Our new song #GetOverMe is available now!! https://t.co/SEy4iLIcZP https://t.co/q16Fw1i4th — Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) November 29, 2015 If you like what you heard, you can download #GetOverMe here: https://t.co/KQhKTWVi4F — Nick Carter (@nickcarter) November 30, 2015 #GetOverMe 💕💕 Who's Excited? […]

#ClimateMarch

Millions of calendars across the world marked November 29, 2015 as the day of Climate March. Across the globe, people marched in solidarity to raise awareness and hope to make change on the issue of climate change and control on our beautiful planet. Cities like Seattle, Berlin, and Sydney were just a few places involved […]

Domestic Abuse & Hashtag Activism: #WhyIStayed

Human beings form connections through stories. Often times bonding between two individuals starts with the narration of significant moment, but this is not always the case. Some people’s voices are heard more than others, valued more by the rest, which leaves a large number of the population silenced. The voices with the most power tell […]

Social Media Branding and the Uses and Gratifications Theory

The uses and gratifications theory (UGT) is a way of understanding why audiences use media and what they use it for. It can be applied to many areas of society from entertainment to news content. However, it’s relevance in social media cannot be understated; millions of people use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and countless other social […]

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