Social Media Archive
Social media: The zero-trust game
Our value today is measured in numbers. Followers, connections, likes, tweets, and impressions now count toward not only the value of our opinions but also quantify our sphere of influence. These metrics, however, are easily manipulated to such an extent that even elections have allegedly been at
Why Social Media Discretion Is Increasingly Important to Your Brand
Pre-internet, the extent to which we knew about each other was the extent to which we volunteered information about ourselves. We generally kept our business to ourselves, and we were happy in our ignorance. We had a work life and, at the end of a long day, we
Selfie with cat, coffee and Karenina: reading in the age of social media
Half of the fun in reading a book lies in going to a bookshop and browsing through the titles, no matter if you are buying them or not. When Amazon replaced bookshops, book-browsers took to social media sites to moon over gleaming first-edition covers, fresh from the
Ask Amy: Family members lurk on social media
Dear Amy: I have a large extended family. I was close to my cousins and aunts growing up, but I now feel like the black sheep of the family. I am gay and have political and religious beliefs that are different from the rest of my conservative family.
Amplify: What do social media apps need to be meaningful?
This is the weekly Amplify newsletter. If you’re reading this on the web or someone forwarded this e-mail newsletter to you, you can sign up for Amplify and all Globe newsletters here. Facebook, I’ve never really liked you. Instagram, that perfect life of yours is starting to look
What social media platforms run Hong Kong and what are the implications?
Hong Kong’s infatuation with technology and social media defines it. It’s impossible to step into any of the city’s public spaces without encountering as many mobile devices as people. Commuters on the subway or double-decker buses sit with their screens lit and faces tilted downwards. Young people walk
Sri Lanka blocks Facebook, social media, amid riots
Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Mar 7) blocked access to Facebook and suspended internet services in a troubled central district after police warned that rioters were using social media to spread anti-Muslim sentiment. The government declared an island-wide state of emergency on Tuesday and imposed curfews across Kandy
Four Ways To Use Social Media To Your SEO Advantage
Think SEO and social aren’t related? Think again. Good social media marketing leads consumers to a website; good SEO practices help consumers to find that website and to stay engaged with it. Want your own results? Here are four ways to leverage social media for SEO: 1.
Secret Teacher: social media makes it impossible to switch off from work
It’s silly o’clock on a Sunday morning and I’m still in bed when I hear my phone ping with a WhatsApp notification. I take a look and groan. A colleague is asking if I know how we teach subtraction according to our mental calculations policy. This is
How social media impacts athletes at the Olympics
Nicole W. Forrester, Assistant Professor, School of Media, Ryerson University There has always been a symbiotic relationship between media, sports and athletes. Sports provides content for media, which in turn promotes the performances of athletes. But the advent of social media has disrupted this traditional connection. Rather than