What is Credly and what does it do? I recently learned about this product while grabbing coffee for my new internship that starts next fall. Luckily enough I got the chance to meet…

What is social media to me?

Social media is the use of different platforms to convey a message to a mass of people. This is relevant to me because I can communicate with my friends at a much faster rate no matter where they are in the world and it doesn’t cost any money. This also is relevant to me because…

Social Media: A Life of Lurking

As for many of us, Social Media started as a way to better keep in touch with friends and family. Facebook was my starting point in the world of social media (going behind my parents back as a high school freshman). I eventually graduated from the school of Facebook and…

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About 5 years ago, I first downloaded the Instagram app to my iPod touch. At that time, the Instagram did not have as many users as today. Unlike the current version of Instagram as users do live video or upload short story videos or company try marketing their products, its features used to…

Reaching Out: The Impact of Social Media in Business

Writing a Thesis

This is a story all about how my life flipped with a little thing called a senior thesis. Now, I have had a few people ask me, “do you have to write one of those things?” No. The answer is no. I chose to write this and it was probably the best, worst mistake of my life.

On page 51 in The Culture of Connectivity it states, “The principal benefits for users of Facebook are, first, to get and stay connected and, second, to become (well) connected. “Getting in touch” and “Staying in touch” have been the center of social media.

Social Media, the Blessing and Sometimes a Curse.

“WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?”