Monthly Archives: March 2019

Today I bought a coconut from Chinatown. I tried to break its hard shell with a sharp knife when I got home, however, it didn’t work. When I almost gave up, an idea suddenly came to my mind “how about … Continue reading →

Every year social media brings up new viral trends that makes people more connected but also sometimes got everyone scared. Here’s a list of the best social media challenges over the years: The Planking Challenge (2010-2011) “To plank” simply means … Continue reading →

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through a friend’s social media while in person with them? I thought it was a bit strange, but it did serve as a useful visual aid while he was catching me up on what … Continue reading →

Today marks a one year anniversary. Unfortunately, it’s not a positive one involving celebrations and gifts. It’s a mark on a social media ban. On March 28th, 2018, residents of Chad, a landlocked country in central Africa, had access to … Continue reading →

In Sherry Turkle’s 2012 TED talk, she discusses the idea that the more we expect out of technology, the less we expect from each other.  As I watched and listened to her arguments about the amount of time we spend … Continue reading →

Twitter was first introduced publicly in 2006 and achieved an explosive growth and rapidly gained worldwide popularity. In 2012, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day and it has been a hotbed of debates and news … Continue reading →

Generation Z has grown up on the internet, with more than 96% of the generation in America owning a smartphone and spending an average of four hours per day online. In response, they have ironically become simultaneously the most connected … Continue reading →