Social Media

We Built a Website

I’m building a website.

I’m also exaggerating. I’m currently interning for a non-profit that is just starting to get off the ground, and one of my assignments has been to create the website. But, as mentioned, “create” might be too strong of a word. We are, like many…

Redefinitions

Of all the thought-provoking and timely discussions we had as a class on Monday (November 9) the one I wished we’d been able to spend more time on was brought about by guest speaker Jeremy Shermak during his discussion of how the New York Times was able to turn their fortunes around during the early…

The Library and Social Media

An important aspect of any organization is promotion and today, no promotion is more useful than social media. Not only is it a great medium for word of mouth, but it also allows organizations to connect with their users on a closer level. Most people are not going to visit a…

Social media

Social media has the power to spread news and rumors around the world in a few minutes, which assists its users in knowing every recent incident as it happens. It helps people share their opinions about a company or a product that they have used or seen. They keep people more communicating and close to inventing…

Online Culture: The Biggest Slum

In his book, “You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto,” Jaron Lanier compares our current online culture to that of a slum. Lanier states that slums tend to have a noticeable higher presence of advertisements in contrast to those of wealthy neighborhoods. If we compare that statement, and think of…

Teaching Students the Value of Social Media Currency

Tweets, retweets, posts, likes, followers, friends, shares — these are currency of social media. Those who produce content, whether they admit it or not, try to earn them even if it takes dolling out some of this currency themselves. But…