Posts tagged with "twitter"
Can Social Media Really Be Regulated?
Last week, President Trump introduced an executive order in response to Twitter's fact-checking labels. The situation then initiated discussions around regulating social media platforms. Though Trump is attempting to introduce new changes to the 1996 Communications Decency Act, tech experts and government officials are skeptical of how...
How to Lose Your Job in 280 Characters With Social Media
Online privacy is an illusion. It doesn’t exist. All it takes is one poor choice when making a social media post to destroy your reputation and bring about a level of personal fame that you hadn’t planned for. The fact that all social media posts are potentially public means that people can have access to posts that you never...
Should Brands Try To Be Cool?
In the age of so much free content, you quickly learn to expect you’re going to be advertised to a lot. And, most of the time, these advertisements are harmless reminders that it’s time to buy a new car or restock on paper towels. However, the age of social media has brought along a new age of advertising, where the advertisement...
Why Twitter Shouldn't Double Its Character Limit
In Twitter’s short history, it has stood out for one major aspect that sets it apart from other social media sites: its 140-character limit. This has allowed Twitter users to express short thoughts to be dispensed quickly, allowing for jokes, thoughts, and full-on arguments to be written out a few sentences a time. However, the...What Trump's Tweets Cost Us (you may be surprised)
Trump’s prolific tweeting sets him apart in our presidential pantheon. As Twitter posts losses year after year, Trump seems hellbent on keeping it in business all by himself, as he continues to be one of the most well-known tweeters. For someone as busy as the president, you have to wonder: how much of his time is taken up by this...
