Social Media

If you didn’t post it on social media, did it even happen? Social media is an umbrella term for platforms that enable users to post media (images, text, videos) to the platform and interact with other users. While specific motivations may vary, the general purpose of social media is to publicly share an aspect of your life. On Facebook that may be a misinformed political rant, on Twitter a witty remark about a viral topic, on Instagram a #humblebrag snapshot of your recent vacation, on TikTok a lip-sync video or cringe-y attempt at a new dance trend. Social media is also a major way to get news (accuracy varies wildly) learn about new trends, stay in touch with friends, and read/view apologies by influencers and celebrities who did something stupid on said platform.

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Snapchat has a new section for Stories from verified accounts
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Snapchat makes its biggest move yet in becoming America's WeChat
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Twitter adds a new feature that puts sports updates at the top of your timeline
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Snapchat adds restaurant reservations, reviews, and ride-hailing to Stories
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The internet's sleeping giant of news has awoken
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Soon, you'll be able to bookmark tweets to read later
Soon, you'll be able to bookmark tweets to read later

Twitter removes anti-abortion political ad, proving it can crack down on speech if it wants to
Twitter removes anti-abortion political ad, proving it can crack down on speech if it wants to

Facebook execs (somewhat) embrace transparency, via Twitter
Facebook execs (somewhat) embrace transparency, via Twitter

Hurricane Nate becomes fourth hurricane to hit the U.S. in 6 weeks
Hurricane Nate becomes fourth hurricane to hit the U.S. in 6 weeks

Download this: Apple Music's Facebook bot suggests songs based on emoji
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Facebook sneakily released a Slack competitor
Facebook sneakily released a Slack competitor



PSA: Instagram polls are NOT anonymous
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Online video stars need to get paid—this startup thinks cryptocurrency is the answer
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Woman Instagrams her catcallers to prove an important point
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