Social Media

SprEadability aND New overUseD mEmeS

There are certain expectations that we have in life. For instance, when I make a trip out to IKEA, I expect to leave with a box of dark chocolate hazelnut cookies. When I get a message from my grandmother on Facebook, I expect to be linked to a video of a cat. When…

FINAL PROJECT

Leave LeBron Alone: How Innovation of Media and Pop Culture Affect Sports

by Antony Evans

Sports are thrilling, competitive, and cult-like. Professional sports, and their athletes are exploited, in a…

Final Exam Questions

1. What is an example of something online that would be considered “spreadable”? What aspects makes this “spreadable”?

2. Has social media had more of a positive influence or a negative influence on communication in today’s society? What differences are there in the…

Good vs. Bad Websites

A website that I thought had a good design was MTV. This website has sections for each of its television shows, which are easily found and…

COM 105 Questions

1. How has convergence affected the way that we create and consume media? Why do you believe that many forms of media have converged into each other?
2. How does access to social media affect the way we communicate with each other? Has this technology more positively or…

Facebook Reposts

It was really hard to decide what to write about because nowadays we share a lot of images, videos, and articles on social media. So I will mention two of my most recent reposts on Facebook. I usually don’t repost something unless is funny or it has good information. Of course, I try to avoid using…

Spreadable Media

So this picture was sent to me by my sister on Monday. The origins of this glorious picture is from the Instagram celebrity…

Doggo Meme

The last thing shared with me was shared by my roommate, and it is this picture of a doggo froggo. She shared it with me on Facebook. Since I’ve…

A friend of mine showed me this image from Twitter in the car, and we both laughed hysterically. This image is a great example of the crude humor found in social media. This picture…

Spreadable Media

I shared a screenshotted picture of my friend, Briana’s dog to my other friend Emily. I sent this because Emily loves dogs and I…