Facebook, Internet, News Media “In retrospect, Facebook’s takeover of online media looks rather like a slow-motion coup” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 September 2016 In retrospect, Facebook’s takeover of online media looks rather like a slow-motion coup. Before...
Facebook “This year, political content has become more popular all across [Facebook]” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 September 2016 This year, political content has become more popular all across the platform: on homegrown...
Social Media, Twitter “Social media is rich with talk of microaggressions, privilege, trigger warnings and safe spaces” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 August 2016 Social media is rich with talk of microaggressions, privilege, trigger warnings and safe spaces....
Internet, Social Media “The technological use of ‘avatar’ emerged via a spontaneous burst of coinages in the late 1980s and early ’90s, at the dawn of personal computing” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 June 2016 The technological use of “avatar” emerged via a spontaneous burst of coinages in the...
Social Media “…the Islamic State’s brand has permeated our cultural atmosphere to an outsize degree” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 May 2016 Unlike al Qaeda, which has generally been methodical about organizing and controlling its terror...
Journalism, Social Media “…there will always be value in substantive work by dedicated, experienced and trained reporters” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 September 2015 Social media also impacts how writers and publications produce and target their works, for...
Beer, Social Media “While the Internet has given beer lovers access to information and communication avenues that we could never have imagined decades ago, the value of many social media options to breweries is harder to gauge” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 September 2015 While the Internet has given beer lovers access to information and communication avenues that...
Beer, Social Media “The introduction and rapid growth of social media certainly sent shocks to beer media and establishments…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 September 2015 The introduction and rapid growth of social media certainly sent shocks to beer media...
Photography, Social Media “…nonarousing emotions like contentment are negatively associated with sharing selfies or other content” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 August 2015 Much of the research on selfies reveals that (surprise!) people who take a lot...
Advertising, Social Media, Twitter “Sponsored tweets aren’t about replacing traditional ads, but about ‘creating a kind of surround-sound on different platforms'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 April 2015 Sponsored tweets aren’t about replacing traditional ads, but about “creating a kind of surround-sound...