November 9, 2016
Starting at 11:00 pm on election night, there are now over 250,000 Tweets about people unfriending, unfollowing, or otherwise having it out online over the election results. This, I’m sure, extends to Facebook and other social media, as well. It is impossible to know exactly how many people may have lost a friend or follower […]
October 28, 2016
What better way to defeat a political opponent than by attacking their race, gender, or religion, amiright? Fox News Anchor Lou Dobbs is being heavily mocked on social media for his Tweet accusing Evan McMullin (a conservative third-party contender for the presidential race) of being part of the “Mormon Mafia,” whatever that is: Look Deeper, […]
October 23, 2016
In this election season, all hashtags are political hashtags. As an interesting example, here’s a hashtag started by an organization: Roses are redViolets are blueWe can't afford foodRamen will do Write poems about being broke & poor with #Pooretry On @HashtagRoundup pic.twitter.com/B0vxHDFMhY — The Goodtime Club (@TheGoodtimeClub) October 22, 2016 The Goodtime Club’s website is […]
October 14, 2016
So the latest internet trend decided to grace us with its presence this week. It’s called “Trumpkin.” Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Trump + pumpkin = Trumpkin. As in, jack-o-lantern with the face of one Donald Trump. And, just in time for Halloween. So if you were thinking “Trumpkin” was a character from […]
October 5, 2016
You’re probably aware that Governor Haley issued an evacuation for the lower parts of the state of South Carolina in the face of the oncoming Hurricane Matthew. What you may not be aware of is how people are reacting to the evacuation on social media. Most people are posting the “expected” reactions to the oncoming […]
October 1, 2016
Here at News In New Media we have been closely following the current presidential election. Check this blog if you’re more interested in Hillary Clinton’s ratings via social media, but here’s a rundown of what people have been saying since last Monday regarding Donald Trump. Clearly, from a social media standpoint, people are mostly concerned […]
September 22, 2016
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ve been waiting for this for years. You can now get your Patronus on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter website, Pottermore. The Magic Queen Herself’s patronus is a pine marten, according to her official Twitter page. I took the @pottermore test (which I wrote) ages ago when it was a […]
September 16, 2016
If you have an iPhone, you probably just got the update to iOS 10. Maybe you’re excited about the new features, like invisible ink or the hidden magnifying glass. The new emoji seem pretty cool, too. One of them, though, has some people pretty ticked. The “gun” emoji is now replaced by a little green […]
