Social Media

State of Social Media and CX: Key Insights From Q1 2021

In the Q1 2021 Social Media and CX Trends Report, Socialbakers provides an analytical look at the growing importance of customer experiences and the data in paid, organic, and influencer marketing that marketers need to know to deliver stellar CX in 2021. Highlights of this report include the effects of social on the pre- and post-purchase customer journey and the ... Read More »

How The Internet and Social Media Are Changing Culture

It is no doubt that the Internet and the social media are powerful instruments for mobilization of people. However, it is not its own technological imperative that allows the social media to play a prominent role in social protest. Throughout human history new technologies of communication have had a significant impact on culture. Inevitably in the early stages of their ... Read More »

Transracial Adoptions of African American Newborns

The transracial adoption of an African American newborn is a time for celebration. While of course any adoption is a blessing, there are also issues that will arise that parents must be ready to address. Reasons for a Transracial Adoption Why do prospective parents seek to adopt children outside their own race and/or culture? The reasons are many. For example: ... Read More »

Digital Services Act: IMCO draft report raises freedom of expression concerns

On 28 May 2021, the rapporteur for the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament, Christel Schaldemose MEP, published her draft report on the Digital Services Act. ARTICLE 19 welcomes the improvements that have been made to the text particularly in relation to users’ rights and the proposed Article 24a (1) that is a step towards no profiling by default. We ... Read More »

Moving Blogger custom-domain and email service from DomainDiscount24 to DreamHost

This article tracks the process and learnings as I tranfer my Blogger related services (ie custom website name and assoicated email addresss) from DomainDiscount24 to a new service – so far I’ve chosen DreamHost for this. Note: most of my posts on this blog are completed how-to articles. This is a little different, in that it’s a work-in-progress. So far, ... Read More »

People find user-generated content more authentic to tell the story

“Video circulating on social media shows a massive explosion rocking central Beirut,”  reads the beginning of the Guardian’s description of this shocking video footage taken by citizens. The video fragment is a piece of history. Social media and technologies are opening the whole new vista for news, with its unprecedented speed of reaction to breaking events. User-generated content is also called “citizen ... Read More »

​10 TIPS HOW TO USE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA WHILE BLOGGING

Writing good posts is just a halfway done job for a blogger. Relying on organic traffic is not going to give your blog good visibility while doing SEO is costly. Bloggers need to find the platforms where their posts have more chances to get noticed and go viral. Social media networks work undeniably, especially if you follow these 10 tips. 1. ... Read More »

Cultural exchange goes virtual for international game prototyping course

International travel may be limited, but it hasn’t stopped RIT game developers from collaborating with students across the world to create new game prototypes. As part of a gameplay and prototyping class at RIT this spring, 25 game design and development students got to participate in a virtual cultural exchange with 30 students at the Japanese college Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG). The ... Read More »

Top 7 Impacts of Social Media: Advantages and Disadvantages

Table of Contents Why People Share Information? Top 7 Impacts of Social Media The Bottom Line Information and communication technology has changed rapidly over the past 20 years, with a key development being the emergence of social media. The pace of change is accelerating. For example, the development of mobile technology has played an essential role in shaping the impact of ... Read More »

Trolls Continue To Be A Problem On Social Media

Like mythical beasts that seem to be unstoppable, trolls continue to plague social media. This isn’t new of course. Long before Facebook existed, trolls were the scourge of Usenet newsgroups, web-based forums and message boards. Even in 2020 trolls continue to be a problem. We’ve all been there. Someone posts something, and someone comments that instead of being constructive or ... Read More »