Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)National Geographic Is Still Cool (I Think)Look at this picture of penguins and what is probably the best double rainbow of 2017. It almost makes you forget the horrible pressure…Apr 14, 20172Apr 14, 20172
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Telling My Past Self About Facebook and Social MediaMy first time ever using social media was when I was around 8 or 9 and my brother had ICQ on his computer. At the time, computers weren’t…Apr 14, 20171Apr 14, 20171
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Don’t Trust Your Organic MemoriesThat is the case one of the characters tries to make in the Black Mirror episode, The Entire History of You. There have been many times…Mar 31, 2017Mar 31, 2017
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Airing Dirty Laundry Online: Breakups and Self Care in the Age of Social MediaWe’ve all read those headlines that say breaking up is as hard as losing a loved one in some other form. However, unlike losing loved ones…Mar 24, 20174Mar 24, 20174
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Killing the Instagame: Princess PollySeven years ago I spent half a year frolicking about in Australia. Part of that time I spent being roommates with my best friend since…Mar 11, 20171Mar 11, 20171
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)When Planned Out Doesn’t Pan OutBack in March 2016, Microsoft unveiled their new AI chatbot, Tay. In what was perhaps an attempt to engage Generation Z, Tay was modelled…Feb 16, 20173Feb 16, 20173
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Ancient Aliens: The OriginsIn deciding to reverse engineer a meme, I went onto knowyourmeme.com for inspiration. There are so many memes coming out on a daily basis…Feb 9, 20171Feb 9, 20171
Elizabeth AlbrightinRTA902 (Social Media)Does Social Media Favour Populism and Demagoguery?In a word, yes. But I don’t want to talk about Trump. I want to talk about a different kind of populism. Left wing people have populism…Jan 27, 20175Jan 27, 20175