Category: Social Media

Who Uses Social Media?

Last night in BSMRCCE we talked about who uses social media… and who doesn’t. A couple interesting points came up. On one hand, sometimes people say they don’t use social media, but what they...

When Does Slacktivism Help?

When Does Slacktivism Help?

Slactivism is a combination of the words “slacker” and “activism.” It comes up a lot in the context of supporting causes on social media. Some people think liking a post, using a hashtag, or passing...

Too Close?

Too Close?

I want to start using Instagram more, so I was trying to think of a theme of posts I could work on. Did any of you get Owl Magazine when you were a kid?...

Getting Through Your Awkward Phase on Twitter

Getting Through Your Awkward Phase on Twitter

According to a survey conducted by the Deutsche Bank (and written about on Quartz), three of the biggest reasons people stop using Twitter are: They were getting the information somewhere else. There was no useful...

Manual Retweets on Twitter

Manual Retweets on Twitter

Originally posted by Jared at Manual Retweets on Twitter on January 15, 2013. Last night in class everyone was asked to try “automatic” retweeting (using the official retweet link) and “manual” retweeting (using “RT”). Afterwards...