Monthly Archives: January 2022

The Number 1 Trending Search on Google in 2021 Wasn’t “Squid Game” or “Stimulus Check”?

2021 was a year when many of us spent way too much time on the computer while stuck inside the house. The amount of random Google and social media-related searches I had made was absolutely uncountable. It had me thinking. … Continue reading

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Why Negative Contents Spread Faster on Social Media?

Is your attention or emotion easier to be caught by negative content, compared to positive content, on social media? Reported by CBS News, current research has found that negative information is spreading faster than other information on the social media … Continue reading

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“The world is not ready for the coming electoral tsunami. Neither is Facebook.” Warns Facebook’s Former Public Policy Director

In an opinion piece published by the New York Times on January 29, 2022, former public policy Director of Facebook, Katie Harbath, warned that Facebook is ill prepared to handle the potential onslaught of misinformation in regards to not only … Continue reading

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Why are we obsessed with Wordle?

At this point, we have all scrolled past social posts with those grey and green boxes. Wordle, the web-based word game that gives players six tries to guess one five-letter word daily, has completely taken over our social feeds. I … Continue reading

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Social media knows us better than we know ourselves

Investment billionaire George Soros lambasted two businesses he has invested in, Facebook and Google, in a speech at this year’s Davos Forum, stating that the expansion of technological giants and their monopolistic conduct has become a global concern. The most … Continue reading

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Can Frozen Meat Save The World? They Sure Seem To Be Trying…

Social media seems to be in a downward spiral of insults, accusations and mudslinging. People who are looked up to, from all sides, have been consistent in saying things that are outrageous and intended to get attention for themselves and … Continue reading

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Personality and Social Media Addiction

I came across the article that Chandini was posting about the proper ways of using social media by understanding our unconscious habits. It was an interesting article that specifically addresses our social media addiction by listing out the three primary … Continue reading

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Human’s dependence on social media

Social media has been easily integrated into everyday activities and embraced by a majority of members of society. The dynamics of these digital platforms have highlighted that their utilization points to a deeper purpose other than just entertainment. Various studies … Continue reading

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Dire Consequences of Completing Social Media Quizzes

According to (Roche, 2022), who talks about how the Better Business Bureau found out that most social media quizzes are data collection scams. Social media quizzes are fun quizzes people take to pass their time from various criteria. These scams … Continue reading

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Ways to Properly Use Social Media

According to (Cozolino et al., 2022), who talks about ways to decode and understand social media usage to use these platforms correctly. The article discusses how social media usage can lead to positive and negative impacts on mental health. It … Continue reading

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