Tag: Social media
This South African Startup Wants to Challenge Twitter, Facebook’s Dominance
Queenstown born entrepreneur Siviwe Mgolodela, who is a BCom student at Stellenbosch University majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, is the brains behind Unorthodox,...
The Tyranny of the Social Media Filter Bubble
by Ben DicksonTwo days ago one of the worst crimes against humanity in recent years took place in Syria. The government of Bashar al-Assad carried...
How Online Hate Infiltrates Social Media and Politics
by Adam G. KleinIn late February, the headline of a news commentary website that receives more than 2.8 million monthly visitors announced, “Jews Destroy Another...
Unsocial Media: Jealousy of Online Friends Leaves People Feeling Down
by Staff WriterSocial media started life as a way of staying in touch with friends and sharing happy memories.However, the results of the latest...
How to Keep Angry Social Media Posts in Check
by Craig Blewett“Speak your mind” and “post your mind” are not the same thing. A study that investigated how messages containing different emotions spread across...
The Challenge Facing Libraries In An Era Of Fake News
Imagine, for a moment, the technology of 2017 had existed on Jan. 11, 1964 – the day Luther Terry, surgeon general of the United...
