How often do you find yourself on the Instagram explore page watching useless videos until you can feel your brain start to melt out of your ears? Probably more than you’d like to admit. The algorithms Instagram uses provides the perfect media for your consumption without end. I know I could lay in my bed…
A Facebook notification pops up, “A mutual friend of a friend is interested in an event hosted by a page you once viewed.” Johnny Basic, a senior at the College, excitedly wakes up to the ding and checks his notifications. “I’m definitely going to that,” he says, “I’m going to Facebook live the whole thing.” Across the…
False information has been a reality of the Internet for as long as people have been logging online. With hoaxes like lonelygirl15 and Illuminati conspiracy theories, the web has fooled thousands across the globe. The problem persists to this day, plaguing social media sites with bots and conspiracy theories disguised as news. Facebook, in particular, fell…
On Nov. 9, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States of America, and everyone seems to be asking “How did we get here?” Most pre-election polls placed Clinton ahead by several points. These miscalculations rocked media outlets and fostered a sense of mistrust in news. Many believe media networks ignored the…
On Monday, the CNN campaign camper kicked off its second national tour as it parked outside of the College of Charleston’s Stern Student Center. In a partnership with Facebook, CNN launched the campaign camper earlier this year, as it parked in cities all across the U.S., from Des Moines, Iowa to Phoenix, Arizona. In its…
This week, YouTuber Hannah Wittons’ video “Do I Look Like A Slut?” went viral. Witton starts off by talking about how when she gets ready for a night out with her friends, one always seems to ask if they look like a slut. “When we ask our friends, do I look like a slut? What…
Attention whore (n.): an individual that solicits attention to an excessive degree. The use of social networks, specifically Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have reached record numbers with Facebook reaching 1 billion users in 2012, and Instagram creating b-team photographers out of everyday people. The main objective of social networks is for people to connect with…
On Feb. 13th the Facebook community welcomed a new page: CofC Memes was born. With a total of 2,790 likes since the page has gone viral, it can be said that this page, created purely for fun by 3 students, has become the new Internet phenomenon across campus. Freshmen Aaron Massara, Joe Owayda and Matt…
