Online Privacy

Today we will be talking a bit about what you can and cannot do online and what protections you have. The first amendment does protect online speech, but this is the same as traditional speech; making threats and using speech to incite violence is not permitted. The problem with the internet is that people can …

How Social Media Caters to You

Social Media algorithms help sort the feeds on social media and allow platforms to cater to the posts and feed that a person will see based on what they like. Algorithms are beneficial for Social Media companies to create feeds and show content to people who follow their specific interests.

The Power of Twitter

Twitter is a wonderful way for journalists and public relations professionals to interact with the public directly. It is also beneficial to live-tweet information or events to get the story or information out to the public the fastest. There are many social media platforms that people in these professions should use to grow their following, …

How to: Increase Blog Engagement

I don’t know if everyone knows what search optimization is, so I will define it at the beginning of this post so that there is a reference point for the rest of this post. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of getting unpaid or organic traffic to a website from the search engine results …

Fake News: What is Fact and what is Fiction

There are many ways to spot fake news on the internet, look for typos, fake news companies, and outright false or outlandish stories. However, it has gotten more challenging to separate fact from fiction. Many fake news websites continue to pop up, with major news stations sometimes putting them on air before realizing that the …