This article discusses the impact of social networking sites on the formation and maintenance of social ties. It focuses on Facebook, which was initially designed to connect people with shared geographic locations, but has evolved[…]

It’s nice reading about the rise of the web2 in the era of the web3 (blockchain and cryptocurrency). It reveals certain things I should be looking out for.  This study examines the relationship between personality[…]

Social media has changed the way that activist movements organize. Social media has made activism more personable and more visible. This has lead people to create a political identity narrative for themselves online that is[…]

The reading I chose was the book chapter titled, “Engineering Sociality in a Culture of Connectivity”. I think the word engineering is an interesting word because it is not usually associated with the word social.[…]

Out of all of the readings for this course, I would argue that these lists of most influential people are the easiest to critique. Likely because of the strong opinions that arise from the cultivation[…]

In the paper, “Social Media Activism, Self-Representation and the Construction of Political Biographies,” Barassi argues that social media activism differs from other forms of media activism due to the visibility of political participation and the[…]

In Digital Fame and Fortune in the Age of Social Media: a classification of social media influencers by Alexandra Ruiz-Gómez, we’re introduced to the world of fame and how social media has expanded the idea entirely. Before[…]

“Nosedive,” depicts a society that is ultra-focused on how people perceive them. It’s a society in which people are constantly being rated by how they act, interact and what they post on social media; the[…]

This article discusses the complex relationship between social media and digital storytelling and self-construction processes, especially in politics.Contemporary debates about digital narratives, however, lack a deep focus on the everyday, ethnographic realities of social movements.[…]

This study acknowledges how fame has morphed through the digital age; though it once required crazy connections and talent to rise to fame, now it is more achievable for ordinary people through social media platforms.[…]

The article “Impression Management 2.0: The Relationship of Self-Esteem, Extraversion, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Presentation Within Social Networking Sites” examines the different factors that determine someone’s outward expression on a social networking site. Because anyone today can[…]

In The Times’ “The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet,” they evaluate contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news. Ranging from beauty gurus to[…]

Krämer and Winter discuss their study of the relationship between self-reported personality traits offline and social media self-presentation online, exploring the hypothesis that impression management motivates user engagement with social media networking. Since “self-esteem” is[…]

The Black Mirror Episode Nosedive (2016) depicts a society where one’s well-being and happiness are dependent on their 5-star ranking. This ranking is produced based on the way those around you rate your interactions, mood,[…]

Jeff Orlowski, producer of, “The Social Dilemma” and interview participants banded together to give insight into the production side of social networking sites and technology as a whole. In providing this insight, all participants show[…]

In the first chapter of “The Culture of Connectivity : A Critical History of Social Media,” Jose van Dijck explores the relationship between technology and society, and emphasizes the point that carefully programmed and curated[…]

In George Floyd’s death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions, Kathryn Diss supports the African American community and their battle against police brutality and racially-driven deaths[…]

Taking a closer glance at Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2022, I believe that social media culture plays a huge role in one’s level of “influence” on the public.    […]

“The Social Network,” directed by David Fincher shows how Mark Zuckerberg created his social media platform, Facebook. It specifically details what led Mark to face two lawsuits after launching his platform, showing there was more[…]

In Kathryn Diss’s “George Floyd’s death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions” Diss argues that police brutality against African Americans in the U.S. is only getting[…]

This research article conducted a literature review to determine whether offline social capital can be generated through online tools, specifically with Facebook. In this exploration, it considered the kind of social environment that Facebook fosters.[…]

“The Social Dilemma” documentary, released on Netflix in 2020, examines the negative effects of social media and the role that various platforms and tech companies are playing in contributing to social media addiction and political[…]

The power of social media is that it has the ability to shed light on untold sides of a story, and better yet, supply mass audiences with visual evidence. Media is used towards the journalistic[…]

The Social Network tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, from his Harvard days to the earliest days of his company, The film recalls the birth of Facebook through Mark Zuckerberg’s theft[…]

In The Social Dilemma, directed by Jeff Orlowski, released in 2020, the truths and horrors of the incentives behind social media and its monetization and psychological control over its users is fully exposed.  I’d never[…]

In “The Benefits of Facebook ‘Friends:’ Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites,” Nicole B. Ellison, Charles Steinfield and Cliff Lampe argue that there is a strong positive relationship between one’s[…]

The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher, visualizes the journey that Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin took to create the original Facebook. Their journey begins as undergraduates at Harvard when Zuckerberg creates a website[…]

In Rich Media, Poor Media: The Impact of Audio/Video vs. Text/Picture Testimonial Ads on Browsers’ Evaluations of Commercial Web Sites and Online Products, Osei Appiah argues that increasing the vividness of a business Web site[…]