Monthly Archives: January 2020

What’s your Disney Character?

Posted on January 28, 2020 by nasnidvongs

As we enter 2020, everyone is curious and excited to find out what is going to happen or who they will become this year. Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms and it did not want to … Continue reading →

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The Trends of Instagram

Posted on January 27, 2020 by wenzhidu

The platform of Instagram can be viewed as a very new major social media site and many celebrities and popular people online are using Instragram to propaganda their living attitudes and leading the trends of fashion. Along with the development … Continue reading →

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Going Viral

Posted on January 27, 2020 by yap

As Beijing struggles to contain the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, it appears to be fighting a similarly futile battle against viral posts and videos by panicked netizens. A flurry of posts concerning the outbreak has emerged on various forms of … Continue reading →

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Why Europeans use WhatsApp but not Twitter.

Posted on January 27, 2020 by dominikauth

When I moved from Austria to the US two weeks ago, I already expected to experience a different culture. What I did not expect was how different the usage of social media would be. For example, while Twitter is commonly … Continue reading →

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Have you been addicted to TikTok yet?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by wendyehong

TikTok, the free 15-60 seconds short video social media platform, a version developed from its original App Douyin has been broadly used now in the U.S. Users can find all sorts of categories on this app: dance, lip singing, cute … Continue reading →

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#GameTheGram

Posted on January 27, 2020 by nevillenah

Whether you are an Influencer with a considerable following looking to push your endorsed products for the purposes of revenue generation, or a 18-year old freshman who has decided to define your self-worth by the number of likes and positive … Continue reading →

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“Liking” a death?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Adam Bencan

Have we changed as a society how we mourn a loss with social media? I believe yes. There is no denying that social media has given us an immediate support system. Continue reading →

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A “Scan” of Online Self-Assessment: Are Instagram Filters the New Buzzfeed Quizzes?

Posted on January 26, 2020 by lyago0902

  In the last decade, Buzzfeed quizzes that asked “Which Full House character are you?” or even “What salad dressing are you?” always grabbed my attention when browsing Buzzfeed’s website. After answering a few questions in a Buzzfeed quiz, the … Continue reading →

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The Doughnut Divide

Posted on January 26, 2020 by lsapita

What started as a harmless plug for a local business, ended in much more controversy than intended for Canadian’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  But thanks to the Twitter, we were all reminded that there’s more than meets the eye, especially … Continue reading →

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Mind the Thigh Gap: Fitspo Gone Wrong

Posted on January 26, 2020 by ericahildenbrand

In the day and age of fitspo – inspiration in the form of images and resources that promote mainstream fitness ideals – our social media feeds are teeming with photos of six pack abs, “Michelle Obama Arms” and other provocative … Continue reading →

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