#im310-sp22— social media

Power to the People

Stephen Canestrino

Clay Shirky appeared in a Ted-Talk in November of 2012 where he brought up the…

Fake News Post — Peanut Butter Cups

A website titled “davidwolfe.com” posted an article called “3 Reasons Why You Should Stop Eating Peanut Butter Cups!” that shocked many people on Facebook. Over 207,000 people to be exact! But what people didn’t know was that this article in fact contained…

My Fake News Experiment

We’ve all seen the fake news stories that circulate the internet like wildfire, but why is fake news even a thing…

Traditions: Bailey Oratorical

The Bailey Oratorical is one of Juniata’s longest standing traditions. The first meeting was in May of…

We Live in Public-Blog #3

I am of mixed feeling regarding this film. While there are certainly takeaways that are applicable to modern life and our relationship to technology and surveillance, I think it ultimately is dealing with perspectives and technologies that are now dated in comparison to our present…

Social Media In The Election

Lilli Harding

2/3/2022

In 2008, the Obama campaign created a website that allowed people to share ideas and information. This allowed the Obama campaign to see how people were reacting to decisions and choices the campaign was…

Social Norm Breaching Experiment: Mix Media

We use social media to communicate all the time — Snapchat to message friends, texting to discuss plans with our parents, Facebook Messinger to contact an old classmate. Realize it or not, there are social norms that we are all accustomed to. We use…

Bailey Oratorical Overview

Lilli Harding

3/4/2022

This is my first Bailey as a Sophomore that I watched. I was excited to see the seven students publicly put out their thoughts and actions into a speech. I didn't know any of the students besides one. For…

What Is Social Media?

For me, social media is a place to share and discuss. Like Clay Shirky discusses in Cognitive Surplus, the Internet is a…