Author Archives: ray8t

Slacking on the Job

Posted on April 15, 2019 by ray8t

This weekend kicked off the 2019 NBA Playoffs and it was a not a good start for the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers lost game 1 to the Brooklyn Nets 111-102. Besides the upsetting loss, most of the chatter on social … Continue reading →

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Samsung Phone Home

Posted on April 8, 2019 by ray8t

If you have frequented Twitter the last couple of days, you may have noticed the big sponsored #SamsungGalaxyS10 as the top trending topic. Recently, the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S10 phone was released. Similar to the model made popular by … Continue reading →

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Fly with Me

Posted on April 1, 2019 by ray8t

In our current digital age, we often hear about the popularity of social media influencers and rightfully so. Typically, only the social media influencers who are involved in popular culture or celebrity gossip tend to get most of the focus … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Report

Posted on March 25, 2019 by ray8t

The ongoing special counsel investigation report about the President and his administration, led by Bob Mueller, was submitted to the Attorney General last Friday. It was the biggest news story of the weekend and possibly the year. For the entire … Continue reading →

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The Family that Memes Together

Posted on March 17, 2019 by ray8t

If you frequent any social media platform with any sense of regularity, at some point or time you have the seen the meme above. For the uninitiated, a text box or text bubble would be placed on all three people … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of the Court

Posted on March 11, 2019 by ray8t

  A few blogs ago, I mentioned how the NBA had successfully integrated the social media landscape to its brand and marketing campaigns. It was refreshing to see one of the major sports leagues being able to adapt to the … Continue reading →

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Who’s Bad?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by ray8t

The Sundance Film Festival took place on January 24th, 2019. One of the biggest buzzed films that took place at this event, was the documentary “Leaving Neverland” about Michael Jackson and allegations from two men, that he sexually and mentally … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, mental health, News, Social Behavior, technology, Television, Viral | 1 Comment

Extreme Moderation

Posted on February 25, 2019 by ray8t

Imagine being exposed to all of the hateful, terrible and evil things human beings are capable of, 8 hours day. Well if you are a Facebook content moderator, this is your job. The tech news outlet Verge goes into great … Continue reading →

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The Tech Dystopia is Upon Us

Posted on February 18, 2019 by ray8t

Last summer, news had broke that Toronto and Canadian government officials had agreed to a $50 million dollar contract with the sister company of Google, Sidewalk Labs. The contract was for a major real estate venture that would turn the … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Extort a Billionaire?

Posted on February 11, 2019 by ray8t

Early in January, a major and personal news story out of nowhere dropped about Jeff Bezos and it took over the internet. He and his wife MacKenzie Bezos were filing for divorce after 25 years. The initial reaction of the … Continue reading →

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