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Social Media: Isolation and Polarization

Polarization With the more and more common use of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, social media platforms have began to place users in algorithms to match its users with specific content based on their likes and content views. What this does is place users in groups of like minded people (homophily) in orderContinue reading “Social Media: Isolation and Polarization”

Social Media and the Unseen Impacts

Withdrawn from physical interaction There are all sorts of reasons why a person may isolate themselves and withdrawal from physical interactions with other individuals. These reasons can range from mental health to fears. The truth though is that the human needs social interaction regardless of how an individual may feel and social media has providedContinue reading “Social Media and the Unseen Impacts”

Are You Impacted by the Flock?

Likeness Previously we talked about capturing and maintaining the attention of the social media audience and why it is prevalent to getting your message across. This week, I would like to discuss how likeness (being like-minded) could prove to be a crucial factor in the use of social media. It is no secret in theContinue reading “Are You Impacted by the Flock?”

Capturing and Maintaining Attention in Social Media in a Diverse World

Capturing the Attention Topics in media are very diverse and there are many views to a topic. The most important part to get people reading a social media post is how you initially present your content and whether it appeals to the targeted reader. Brady, Gantman, and Bavel (2019) explain that emotional and moral contentContinue reading “Capturing and Maintaining Attention in Social Media in a Diverse World”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”