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With the first few months of 2020 behind us, I can confidently say that social media plays a major role in many world events. As the Coronavirus spreads across the world, people are turning to social media to stay in contact with friends and family, as well as receive important news updates. Without social media,Continue reading “Story #7: The Future of Social Media”

As the world becomes more digital by the second, it has become increasingly easier to gather information on the population through big data. With such a vast amount of information comes great responsibility. Through the data collected, businesses and individuals have began to manipulate others by understanding how groups think and act. To fully understandContinue reading “Story #6: Big Data”

Kylie Jenner: A Young Billionaire An influencer that currently interests me is Kylie Jenner. Kylie is a 22 year-old who is the founder and owner of the cosmetic company, Kylie Cosmetics. Kylie currently has a net worth of US $1 billion. She is a part of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and gained her fame through starringContinue reading “Story #5: Influencers”

Check out my video to see my portion of the debate on Social Credit Systems.

“If social credit systems are an upcoming reality in some countries, which is the role that social media would play in our future societies?” The Black Mirror episode, Nosedive, depicts a society in which a person contains a number rating out of five, and this rating determines what this person can or cannot do. TheContinue reading “Story #4”

A reflection of my own social media use According to Jerry Saltz, in the article, Art at Arm’s Length: A History of the Selfie, a selfie is an instant visual communication of where we are, what we’re doing, who we think we are, and who we think is watching [1]. One uses this type ofContinue reading “Story #3: Digital Identity and the era of the selfie”

Check out my videoblog on my use of social media abroad down below!

The Monetization of The Mannequin Challenge McDowell perspective: Memes as an expression of monetization of user-generated content The Mannequin Challenge was a viral video trend that swept the Internet in November 2016. The video consists of people standing still, like mannequins, while a moving camera films them. In each video, the song “Black Beatles” byContinue reading “Story #2: Memes”

Social Media Timeline 2007-2009 Desktop Computer First exposed me to the internet and allowed me to play online computer games with my friends. I shared this computer with my parents and my younger brother, as this was the only computer we owned. I used the desktop computer to play Toontown, Webkinz, and Club Penguin. MyContinue reading “Digital Biography”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.