Best of the Best

My two strongest posts are 1) Snail Mail vs Instant Messaging and 2) The Truth Behind Fake News. Snail Mail vs Instant Messaging "Snail Mail" meets the objectives by being posted on time, creating a lively conversation in the comments, and making it easy to relate to the topic. To meet the criteria of incorporating topics from class, …

Trolls (2016)

The cute movie, the ugly creatures that live under a bridge, the ugly creatures that hide behind a computer screen spewing nasty words out into the internet simply with the intent to piss people off.   A review of the Trolls movie would be pleasant and an analyzation of the fictional trolls would be interesting. …

Sex(ting), Drugs, and Rock and Roll

Okay, I lied. This post is just about sexting. But here's the top 10 illegal, addictive drugs and their effects or the top 10 best rock and roll songs, just in case you wanted to know. Let's jump right into the conversation. That's what most people try to do when sexting....and then miserably fail and embarrass themselves …

Online Dating

The evolution of technology and social media has perpetuated the stereotypes that women are supposed to sit back and wait for men to try to flatter them in attempts to gain their attention. Bumble founders wanted to change that and give women the same opportunities to go after a partner that men are exposed to. …

Social (Media) Anxiety

Social media has greatly affected how we choose to portray ourselves. Before social media, other people had to see you in real life as you actually were. Makeup and clothes were the only filters you could add to yourself. People are bound to realize that a large number of pictures and posts on social media …

Snail Mail vs Instant Messaging

With our assignment to tweet at least 10 times from Monday to Thursday to prep for live tweeting, it's hard to forget about the insta-happy society we live in. We can send information to a few people via text or to the whole world, all with the click of the button. We grow unhappy when …

How to Find Reliability Online Without Reading Fake News

Everyone knows the internet is full of all different kinds of information. There's definitively accurate websites like those belonging to government agencies, universities, and most sites that end in .org. To counter those sites are the ones that are filled with biased information (potentially fake news), incorrect facts, or even straight lies. This week, The Enforcer …

Ideas for Infographic

Different types of social media platforms for different uses based on age and who they interact with on there the way companies use social media to find employees how global climate change affects the way things will be designed in the future Common Misconception: only old people use facebook/how old people make social media uncool …

The Truth Behind Fake News

The recent presidential election has brought around the concept of fake news--or so you thought. The concept of fake news has been around for a long time. People have always searched for information that confirms their beliefs, better known as confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is often created by only sharing articles on social media that …

The Period Makes You Sound Angry in a Text.

Find out how a timeless piece of grammar has evolved to something way more in today's technological society by clicking on the title.