This TIME article poses a good point about the addiction of externalizing private experience regarding the recent hacking issues that has caused internet security to come under scrutiny. Pressure on girls to take sexy selfies comes out of a culture that…
Activism Through a Spray Paint Can
In this example of culture jamming, infamous political graffiti artist Banksy humorously depicts the truths of social media users. Although the piece illustrates Instagram, the intended message can apply to many other social networks, such as Tumblr, Facebook, etc.…
MIT receives “Credit for Reddit”
While most people devote their procrastination hours on Reddit, undergraduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology will received course credit for surfing this social media website. They are being offered a course called “Credit for Reddit,” taught by MIT researcher Chris…
Ice Bucket Challenge!!!
I have seen the Ice Bucket Challenge pop up on my Facebook News Feed several times, but didn’t realize what it actually was for a while. Turns out it’s a charity campaign to raise awareness about Lou Gehrig’s disease, also…