The TikTok Culture of Buying EverythingThis past Sunday, I bought a black workout romper off of Amazon. This was honestly out of character for me. I’ve never imagined myself…Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Hello World!Scrolling on TikTok consumes many hours of my day as a member of Gen Z. Nearly everyone I know has the app, or at least constantly receives…Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Final Thoughts of the Semester — Social Media is not all badOver the course of the past few months, I’ve explored the question of how social media fosters conformity. My question began with looking…Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 2024
Social Media Comment Sections: Nudge Yourself the Right DirectionSocial media has become a large part of many people’s lives over the past decade, with an estimated 4.9 billion users in 2023. As we all…Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024
The More We Compare, The More We Buy?A few weeks ago, I created a survey for class assessing social media habits and attitudes in undergraduate students. I asked them about the…Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Claude Predicts Social Media AttitudesMy survey targeted USC undergraduate students, asking them about their social media habits, attitudes, and how they feel they have been…Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024
Fake News on Social Media —Trusting Everything we See?We’ve all heard it before — don’t believe everything you see on the internet. However, I know we are all guilty of trusting things we see…Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Cancel CultureWho is someone on the internet that you admired before they got canceled? When I was 15 years old, it was James Charles — a makeup…Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 2024
TikTok Research: What We Still Need To KnowTikTok is a relatively new app amongst the social media platforms. Characterized by short videos that appear as you scroll on the ‘For You…Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024