On July 23rd, rapper and singer Doja Cat received backlash “after telling her fans she doesn’t love or even know them”. As a result, she lost over 500,000 followers on Instagram and caused many articles to come out about the situation. Reading about this situation caused me to ask myself whether an artist owes their fans attention.
Digging into this situation Doja Cat has a history of trolling and controversy. After her breakout song “Say So” in 2020 her career catapulted causing her to gain more popularity and even more fans. This has also caused her to have more attention than she ever expected. Earlier in her career, she would tell fans that she loved them and that even had a poll to name her fans the Kittens. What has caused this sudden change in behavior?
According to a Buzzfeed article titled “Doja Cat Reportedly Called Her Hardcore Fans “Creepy” And Said They Need To “Get A Job” Days After Appearing To Slam People Who Criticized Her Controversial Romance With J. Cyrus”, this fan disconnect started when she started dating streamer J. Cyrus. Fans tweeted Doja informing her about her boyfriend’s multiple assault and abuse accusations to which she prompted her to call these fans “miserable” and that she doesn’t care what people think or her personal life. This caused many fans to speak out about her dismissal of these accusations. Which boiled over when a fan asked her to tell her fans that she loved them. To which she responded, “I don’t, and I don’t even know y’all.” And when another fan tweeted, “We don’t know you, but we support you, and you would be nothing without us,” Doja responded, “Nobody forced you”.
Overall, I agree with Doja Cat about this situation. No one is forcing you to listen to her music if she does not align with your beliefs and morals. Celebrities, like all people, shift their beliefs and change as they age. Artists are not required to be a role model to their fans. As a fan, it is important to align your loyalty to someone like your morals and stop supporting those who no longer fit your standards.
Flickr is a social media platform that allows people to upload photos and videos to share with friends and followers online. The difference between Flicker and other social media apps such as Facebook and instead is that Flicker focuses on the art that’s being made. This can be important to people who just want to post their pictures without having to explain the meaning of their pictures and videos. Flicker is not filled with online bullies who will judge you for your post. The main focus of Flickr is to focus on the art and craft of photography, where as Facebook and Instagram are mainly used for personal post.
Unlike Instagram and Facebook, Flickr doesn’t spam your feed with random ads, or post that you have no interest in. Many people complain that Instagram and Facebook highlight posts that have nothing to do with their interest. According to the article https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/instagram-explore-nature-architecture-memes someone said “Why is my Instagram explore page filled with professional looking photography give me back my shitty memes,”.
Instagram and Facebook have always had an issue with their explore pages not matching what the users want to see. Flicker on the other hand have made it their goal to make sure that the people you follow and the interest that you like are shown on your feed.
While Instagram and Facebook prioritize personal connections and gaining followers, Flickr encourages you to post pictures and engage with other people who have the same interest as you. One reason why you should start using Flicker is because the platform focuses on building a community. Instead of being negative towards one another people who post on Flicker receive positive feedback on how they can improve their post and skills as an artist. Most of the users on Flicker want to improve their photography and videography skills so receiving positive feedback on how they can improve their work can be a positive. Even if you are not a photographer and just want to upload pictures to Flicker you can still do that without having to worry about people making fun of you or being negative to you. Flicker is one of the safest platforms to post your pictures on to.
Flickr’s privacy settings lets you manage who can see your post. Its up to you to decide whether or not you want to share your post with everyone or just a select few people such as your friends and family members. Flickr continues to grow in 2023 despite people hating on the social media app. Flickr much better than Instagram and Facebook. The platforms allows people to share pictures and videos without being judged by others, and it is a great platform for meeting new people with the same interest as you.
Instagram and Facebook are toxic social media platforms that push misinformation and useless content. I think that you should delete Instagram and Facebook from your phones today and download Flicker instead. What’s stopping you from downloading and using the app? The only why you haven’t downloaded flicker is because you did not know how amazing the platform was prior to reading my blog post. If you have made it this far and are still reading go and downloading the app right now, you wont regret it!
“This is why / I don’t leave the house / You say the coast is clear / But you won’t catch me out” is blasting in my ears as I write this. I’ve listened to Paramore since I was a teenager – a long time, judging by the length of my teeth – and their songs have always struck right to my head and heart. They saw me through teen angst (All We Know is Falling, 2005), break-ups (Riot! , 2007), shite jobs (Paramore, 2013), and even through this pandemic (This Is Why, 2023). They’ve been getting me through my life for almost 20 years now, and I am happy to say that their style of music changes with the times while still holding true to the sounds that captured my young, queer heart. So it was with great pleasure that I immediately clicked on this NPR link while browsing the news today.
I knew straight away that I needed to write about this for the blog, but I wasn’t sure how to link this article with another one. How does one connect a review of a new album with something entirely different, while also expressing a point about them? But then it clicks as I am browsing the news, while listening to “The News” on the same album that was being reviewed. She sings “A war / On the far side / On the other side of the planet” into my mind, continuing on about the connection and disconnection we feel every time we turn on the news. I’m aware of the irony, as I am browsing the news to scratch this itch in my head and complete this assignment. The article that I found was all about a conjunction happening between Jupiter and Venus in the night sky, and I knew that I had the connection.
Connection is the name of the game. It’s an idea that I am mildly obsessed with and that my autistic brain finds unbidden in the whorls and weaves of patterns that constantly surround us. In another class we even played this cool game called “We’re Not Really Strangers” that sought to connect people together through questions and answers (which I have since purchased).
The article is titled “Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss“, and it talks of how distant these two planets really are, 400 million miles apart from each other. Even these two great celestial objects are romanticized by us as we seek connection in everything. When we cannot find those connections within ourselves we reach out, sometimes even to the stars.
My point is this: we need connection. We need to feel like we are part of something bigger than ourselves. That scale is as small as connection to a song that truly gets us, and as great as planets dancing across the night sky and courting our hearts through their kiss.
I’ve got one more instagram picture for you, from this past weekend. I went to see One OK Rock, Evanescence, and Muse at the Target Center. Live music is the closest thing I’ve found to religion, and the connections it leads me to feel to an arena full of people leaves me in awe.
The review produced by Screenrant tries hard to give “The Mummy” movie a bone but ends up killing it even faster. The honest truth of the matter, “The Mummy” tries to be something it’s not and doesn’t even do that well. Giving the audience five reasons why the movie was bad and why it was good.
A Disappointingly Small Scale:
Oddly enough for a movie called The Mummy, the story spends very little time in Egypt, or anywhere comparable, and, instead, sets the majority of its action sequences somewhere around Surrey, England. Which doesn’t really spell rip-roaring adventure to most people.
Even when the movie reaches the streets of London for its third act, the sets and locations feel quite limited, and the color palette is remarkably grey and monotonous.
Response: The movie shouldn’t have been set in England in the first place. At least with the last Mummy movie with Branden Frasier, it was based in China with a Chinese mummy. It makes total sense and at no point are you confused. Was the Dragon Emperor a good film like its predecessors? Sort of, but not quite.However, The Dragon Emperor has many redeeming qualities that make it a worthwhile watch.
Isn’t: Tom Cruise Has Still Got It
There are few movie actors left in the business who have the star power of Tom Cruise and, at age 54, he still brought some much-needed charm to The Mummy.
Not only could Cruise sell moments of tension and action, but his all-around enthusiasm for the process energizes the wearier aspects of the movie in a way that few actors possibly could have.
Response: I’ll be honest, I don’t really know much about Tom Cruise, and that’s OK. Although I did like him in “Interview with a Vampire”. He was very mysterious in his villainy. Although in this movie, he’s just not the guy for the role or anybody for that matter.
Generic Screenwriting
Despite some very talented screenwriters working on the project, The Mummy fails to stand out from the blockbuster crowd and this is mostly its own fault.
The popular MacGuffin of a magic rock is introduced almost immediately in the movie and a predictable course of events feels secondary to the movie’s desire to flesh out a fictional universe that audiences will never actually get to see.
Response: The plot was flat; you don’t need to beat around the bush. This director completely misses the essence and fun of the other films. Branden Frasier, along with the rest of its cast, added too much flavor to the franchise just for it to taste bland.
Stunts
Tom Cruise’s dedication to stuntwork on his own movies is well documented and The Mummy is no different. Having the lead actor actually get inside as many of the action shots as they can brings a lot to a movie and it helps this one feel like more of a romp.
Though a lack of originality holds it back, The Mummy is a movie that’s always trying to be entertaining in an almost slapstick kind of way and the physicality of the action adds a lot of personality to the comedy.
Response: “The Mummy” Franchise is not Mission Impossible, a James Bond movie, a spy movie, Jason Born, or Taken. It’s literally a fantasy adventure, and that’s all it ever was.
Tasteless Updates to the Story
For a movie presenting so many distinct time periods and cultural icons, you’d think The Mummy would present at least one of them in a satisfying way.
Aside from sidelining Egypt, and needlessly adding medieval English history to the mix, the movie makes the particularly tasteless choice to set its opening action sequence in modern-day Iraq with a force that is, while stereotypically faceless and nameless, essentially ISIS.
Response: Making more vibrant environments would have helped the film.
A Combined Monster Universe Isn’t a Bad Idea
While The Mummy oftenfails to frame it in an appealing way, the central idea of the movie isn’t a bad one. Universal alone had been doing monster team-ups and crossovers for just shy of three-quarters of a century before the movie came out.
The movie’s idea to unify everything through what would almost certainly be its Nick Fury figure, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde and a S.H.I.E.L.D.-like organization with its own potential to spin-off and become evil, there are some entertaining promises made. Even if they’re only just that.
Response: Creating a creature feature universe from other monster franchises wasn’t a terrible concept. What was a terrible concept was using “The Mummy” as its basis to debut. The titles below are all the movies that would have been in theaters if Warner Bros. hadn’t ditched the project. I think Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde could have been a smash hit!
The Dark Universe Begins – and Ends. Universal Pictures. …
Van Helsing. Universal Pictures. …
Johnny Depp’s Invisible Man. Universal Pictures. …
Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback. Universal Pictures. …
Dwayne Johnson’s The Wolfman. …
Creature from the Black Lagoon. …
The Bride of Frankenstein.
It Borrows Very Heavily from Much Better Things
Arguing over how original the story really is is something that you could do with every version of The Mummy, from the original in 1932 to everything that it’s inspired since. But the 2017 version chooses much more poorly with extra cultural references and they often end up contradicting the tone of the movie.
The Mummy wants to be a horror movie in an atmospheric kind of way rather than by showing anything overtly horrific or grotesque but it also wants to be an Indiana Jonesmovie, which, of course, balanced its joyful qualities with more graphic imagery. It’s overwhelming visual similarities to the Uncharted series of video games (which were, themselves, already heavily inspired by The Mummy movies) also feels like an aesthetically-confused choice.
Response: Sure….I suppose
It Brings Horror To a Non-Horror Audience
Not everyone watches movies in the same way and people don’t always have the same access to movies. The Mummy goes for as wide an audience as it can because it wants to reach the most amount of people and make the most amount of money, yes, but it actually succeeds in bringing classical horror aspects to audiences who ordinarily wouldn’t get to see them.
Aside from Cruise’s name bringing his own kind of audience, The Mummy was a financial hit in China, a country famous for its stringent censorship laws surrounding, amongst several other things, the horror genre and the supernatural.
Response: If you want horror elements but not a horror movie, go watch Pan’s Labrinth.
It Puts the Cart Before the Horse
So much of what makes people remember the 2017 version of The Mummy as a bad movie is that it set itself such an unnecessarily high bar for success.
Audiences were definitely holding it up to, at least, the first two Stephen Sommers Mummy movies but the gigantic budget and shared universe were both its own choice yet both feel wasted. They transform it into something that audiences actively root against rather than for.
Response: Were they trying to give this movie a chance? The response says it all regarding the film successs.
A Pervading Sense of Humor
Stories of production troubles on The Mummy are easy to believe but, no matter how things really went down, what the cast and crew were able to pull out of the movie is a light tone and some comedic chemistry from its actors.
Cruise is a big star with a knack for making sure his movies are driven by him but not all about him. He creates entertaining dynamics with a wide variety of talented actors that he’s paired with and allows what’s best about them to really shine in the movie, even if it isn’t for every long.
Response: Tom Cruise added nothing to this movie, nor did the humor.
Conclusion
After tentatively rewatching the (2017) “The Mummy” I realized the movie is empty. The characters have no volume, the anti-protagonist is wildly underutilized, comedic conversations are out of place, and the tone of the movie is too dark (the color of the film). The movie is not fun, and it comes off more as a chore for the audience to get through. Ultimately, I was surprised at a few points throughout the movie and bored at the same time.
I have never been a big social media poster. I’m the person that will scroll through and like other people’s posts, but I rarely post myself. I haven’t really thought much about why I don’t. I’m not sure if it’s because my mom posts often on Facebook (for a couple of years straight she bought a “Facebook Book” that was a photo album of all your posts for the year, so she documented everything she/we did) or because my brother got rid of most social media (kept Twitter) and never posts. I have just never been one to post on social media, although at times I would like to. I recently started to think more about why I don’t post even when I want to. I don’t really want to commit to saying that I get “social media anxiety” but that could be part of it. We’ve all heard that social media can affect your mental health. It can cause FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), you may feel inadequate in your own life, and it can even cause you to feel more alone.
For me, I worry about how many likes I get. For example, if I don’t get a certain amount of likes, it means people don’t like me. When it comes to friends and family, I know that that is not true. I have amazing loving and supportive friends and family, so why do I worry about how many likes I get on a post? Shouldn’t social media be for you and not cause you to worry about it? I think it should, but that is not the case for many people.
I recently heard on a podcast I like that the host, Alex Cooper, is turning off her likes and comments on Instagram. She’s doing it mainly for all the hate comments she gets sent, but also says that she’s doing it for herself. She got caught photoshopping a photo and was aggressively called out for it. There were multiple viral TikTok’s addressing the photoshopping. She also got messages on Instagram from people saying they hate her for photoshopping and telling her to kill herself.
Hearing about the ability to turn off likes got me interested and thinking more about it. If I turned off the likes I get on my post, would that make me feel more confident in posting?
When you turn off your “likes” on a post, you can still see who’s liked the post, but others can’t see. On Instagram, it will say “Liked by @username and others” so other people won’t be able to see how many people liked the post, but you still will know. But will turning off your likes big be as big of a benefit as some people think?
Sophia Choukas-Bradley, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, says that this may be a step in the right direction, but they do not believe that will be a majorly transformative change. Jeff Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, also agrees. “Do I think it’s going to have a huge impact on mental health? I don’t think so”. Not many professionals think that this is going to be a huge drastic change to people’s mental health when they use social media. They all say that it is a step in the right direction. That there are some problems to work out with getting rid of the likes feature, such as being able to apply it to all posts and not individual posts.
I believe that this is a step in the right direction and a good one for Facebook and Instagram. For me being able to apply that feature will ease my mind more of thinking people will judge me for knowing my post didn’t get thousands of likes.
Quinton Miller, Metropolitan State University, April 20th, 2021 Post #5 type #1 (Annotated link & describe what’s present & how it relates to us)
The information age is the time in which we live now. It begun in the late 20th century and is defined by the shift from industrialization to more of an information technology economy. The industrial age brought on new advancements for the Western world creating America’s billionaires who led the nation to become rapidly sustainable. The industrial age brought on new jobs, economic opportunities and an increase in efficiency with the addition of technology. This computerization of material saves companies money in the long run. Humans are not completely counted out as opportunities to repair or maintain the new equipment become available. Also referred to as the digital revolution, new entertainment social and analytical media sprout from it. Entertainment includes internet, video, music and game streaming. These services provide quick downloads, fresh music options, and new digital games. All these industries have flourished from the integration of technology into today’s society.
A major platform is social media. Social media uses the internet to connect users on websites and applications. This platform can be helpful for businesses as well as individuals. For business it helps share ideas and network more easily. Individuals can also Network as well as stay connected with family members, form groups based on shared interest, advocate for a cause the individual is passionate about or to share content quickly and efficiently. Although social media is mostly used on handheld devices, this product started on computers. Social media, like other forms of media, provide information on a business’s reach to their audience. This, in turn, influences marketing strategy and advertising preferences. All of this is wonderful, but how does it relate to the topic of my essay? I’m glad you asked. with the amount of real-time information floating through the internet, there is bound to be unpopular, inaccurate, and misleading information on the internet social media giants’ platforms. Questions like how we combat this or mitigate its effect are commonly assessed due to false information. Some people suggest staying away from social media all together, others want to treat these platforms like class by checking everyone’s work for accuracy or offence. Some people simply do not care. For those who do, stick around to the end of this article for some great resources to gain back your confidence while surfing the web and using social media.
There are resources that elaborate on the ethics of technological advancements and how it has affected the daily lives of those in society. The explanation through the acronym P.A.P.A provides the grounds of how the swiftness in which information travels has impacted those who do and do not use it. The ‘P‘ stands for privacy, the most negatively impacted aspect of life is said to relate to people’s ability to be true to themselves without revealing too much of themselves. ‘A‘ is the accuracy of the information that has traveled, which had been made popular by Donald Trump’s ‘Fake News‘ slogan. The second ‘P’ stands for property. For example, who is entitled to certain information amy come into question when a journalists reveals a secret of a celebrity that tarnishes their image. This even has a lawsuit called ‘Slandering’.
According a to findlaw.com publication, Maddy Teka, a law degree holder from Ethiopia, explains what is entailed in slander cases:
“Someone made a false, defamatory statement about you knowing it was a false statement
The statement does not fall in any privileged category
The person who published it acted negligently when they published the statement
Finally, the second ‘A’ stands for accessibility or who is entitled to certain information. The government is an excellent example of an entity that is supposed to allow information to be accessible, but withholds certain pieces as classified.
This mobile and computer web browser are used by myself and I figured why not share the sugar. This isn’t even a paid ad! DuckDuckGo is just t that good!
Mason, Richard O. “Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age.” MIS Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 5–12. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/248873. Accessed Apr. 2021.
Final Fantasy is one of the biggest franchises in video game history with over 30 games to its name as well as movies, comics, and other merchandise. It was always staple in my household growing up as I would watch my older brothers play what was an interactive movie for hours on end. While it was and still is a titan in the gaming industry, it’s not as commonly known among those who don’t dabble in a video game or two. Color me surprised when in 2015 the protagonist of Final Fantasy 13, Lightning, was announced to be an official model for Louis Vuitton. No matter how much I love Final Fantasy, I had to laugh. She wasn’t even real, how viable is that in the business industry?
Fast forward to 2021 – virtual models and influencers has completely taken off. And they’re successful to boot.
ModelingCafe Inc., a company specializing in CG modeling based in Tokyo, initially created character Imma for fun. Imma is astoundingly realistic, which thrust her immediately into the spotlight and soon into the modeling and influencer business. Imma has around 300k followers on Instagram and recently partnered with Amazon Fashion to launch her own clothing line. Her success has led to the company creating other virtual influencers, such as Imma’s brother Zinn and fellow model Ria.
What’s even more surprising is that both Miquela and Imma haven’t been in the business very long – at most a few years. Yet they’ve already amassed success that would take a real human being quite some time to build.
But what’s the appeal?
Here’s the thing with virtual models – they’re not real. Which means they’re not affected by the things that real human beings are affected by. They can’t get sick with COVID and call in sick to work – they can be on site from anywhere in the world. You don’t have to worry about whether or not the modeled clothes fit their frame – the CG modelers will make it suit their body shape no matter what. Blemishes and the occasional stray strand of hair aren’t a concern. Virtual models are truly the idealistic model for a business – they exist to be positioned and managed.
Well they lose that human appeal, right? Personality is what draws people to influencers – fans only stay because of loyalty.
Actually, virtual influencers have got that covered too.
Lil Miquela’s profile on Instagram reads: “#BlackLivesMatter Change-seeking robot with the drip” followed by a link to her TikTok account. Imma and her brother Zinn’s profiles reads “I’m a virtual girl. I’m interested in Japanese culture, film, and art” and “virtual human. In the fake plastic earth.” followed with links to the company that created them listed as “management.” All of these descriptions paint pictures of different personalities.
Virtual influencers have a human team behind them that creates their personality and interests. Their posts are specifically curated to showcase this crafted personality to be more relatable to the audience. Lil Miquela’s party girl nature is completely different than Imma’s relatable posts lamenting about whether she should block her brother on social media. Even Zinn’s posts occasionally feature pictures that aren’t even him but screenshots from TV shows he watches and recordings of concerts that he (pretend) went to . Virtual influencers aren’t limited to their modeling – they’re carefully managed from the ground up. From what movies they would recommend to growing body hair, virtual influencers mirror a human to a tee.
The biggest factor surrounding the rise of virtual influencers is that they aren’t limited to one skillset. A company can take or make any character and apply any skills needed to promote them.
League of Legends, a competitive online game created by Riot Games, takes a completely different route from the previously named virtual influencers. The game itself is based in combat with a diverse cast of characters related to the basic setting through scattered lore. Using playable characters from the game, they promoted K/DA as a virtual pop group and released the single POP/STARS in 2018. Real musicians provided vocals for the characters and the song has gained 400 million views on YouTube. In a unique promotional campaign, they also created character Seraphine and promoted her on social media. Her Instagram showcases that she is an indie music producer, who even releases songs on SoundCloud. In 2020, they released a collaboration between K/DA and Seraphine while also confirming Seraphine as a new playable character. K/DA’s second single, MORE, has around 77 million views.
There is no doubt that virtual influencers are ideal for business. They are perfectly framed in whatever light the company desires without the hassle of paying them, worrying about scheduling, and other human concerns. While this is an amazing step in technology, there is something dreary about it as well. What does this mean for the future? Will virtual models replace human models? Do virtual models have rights that need to be protected? What are the ethical dilemmas here?
I’m both fascinated and puzzled by what this means for the industry.
Quinton Miller, Public Relations Major, MDST 485, January 29th, 2021
Ethics are the moral principles that dictate a persons possible courses of action in given situations. This academic journal goes into depth on the belief that social media is or isn’t effective for collecting health research data. Relevancy to us is is captured by the means to how that data is collected in relation to a change that has happened in technology since this was written. The article explains that some individuals wonder if the data collected affects the people who posted it. Paraphrasing peoples words instead of copying still provides the same amount of insight. Gonzalez-Hernandez argues that the anonymity of sites such as Reddit allows for full reproduction of statements even when the wording is not changed. This could pose as an alternative source to peoples social network postings like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as the identities are further concealed in anonymous posts. As an additional personal input, I would argue that publicly made posts are already made to be seen as well as share opinions that can be used as research information on the web. Therefore, finding a conglomerate of unnamed opinions for researching purposes isn’t a terrible idea. Especially when social media sites, companies and developers actively listen for key phrases as is.
What I had absorbed is that the way things are done determine their clearance. This could help marketers in the way they present the data collected for commercial and legal purposes. This passage suggests that asking for opinions via surveys makes the research more clinical which requires consent. If the information is expressed publicly it illuminates the issue of meeting a full review by the National Institute of Health. For example, this entity, The National Institute of Health, wouldn’t allow research information related to medical marijuana to surface for credibility if it goes through them because the study of the drug is illegal in designated states, thus negatively pressuring it’s expansion and help to the nation. If anonymous opinions are recorded this study would be allowed to be utilized.
This is only one way to gather information as technology is ever changing and evolving. Bio-technology is predicted to become a more widely used assessment of specific individuals health structure in the near future. Biotech has been used by ancestry.com, myheritage.com and others to determine the ethnic make up of its paying users. I, myself, am awaiting my assessment. This technology will now be used more widely as it becomes more affordable and accurate than doctor diagnosis. Physicians, as qualified as they may be, sometimes inaccurately diagnose patients. This leads to more cost and less effectiveness. This redundancy can be avoided by using a biotech analysis of inherited health concerns and personalize a template for all age ranges of users.
Overall, what’s expressed in the reading is that the way things are done, determines its clearance. This could help marketers in the way they present the data they’ve collected for promotional and legal purposes. An example being, the passage suggesting that asking for opinions via surveys makes the research more clinical which requires consent. If information is expressed publicly, it leads the issue of needing a full review by the NIH.
Quinton Miller, MDST 485 Communicating with New Media, Public Relations Major, Metropolitan State University
January 22nd, 2021
This scholarly journal keys in on the increasing popularity of CBD products. Through algorithms set for identifying certain words, this passage explains the analysis taking place surrounding the conversation concerning attitudes towards cannabinoid (CBD) and its purpose. Terms including anxiety, stress or nausea were identified as indicators for therapeutic necessities. This could help with uncovering what language companies who sell these types of products would use in their advertisements going forward. It may also provide insight into a drug policy that needs revision for places that do not allow it due to the products legality based on those first hand accounts documented from forums. This includes Cannabinol/CBD, hemp oil and Cannabis. There are pieces of qualitative data from these findings which is what some new age advertising services utilize. Not only does this tie into the cannabis sector of public relations in new media through explanation of a methodology professionals can use on social media platforms, this academic journal is relevant to us as citizens. When using social media, we often find advertisements geared towards something we’ve recently posted, viewed or talked about. The algorithm, similar to a control F function in a word document, gives an example of how our data is utilized in studies. Once we, as users of these platforms, think outside the box and consider other ways our words are used, we can conduct other research as to how social media and advertisements have played hand-in-hand.
Does this remind us of anyone who whistle blew about this in the past?
This news article was originally written in the beginning of 2018 and revised in October of 2020. This article includes a video experiment of a couple conversing about cat food to see if ads would begin to appear in relation to their conversation. They concluded that facebook had been listening for keywords in their conversations due to the fact that cat food advertisements begun appearing days later. These readings seem distant on the surface, but with a little critical analysis in the mindset of media communication, people can bridge the gap between an obvious new age of targeting methods and terminology. Both articles involve keywords instead of age groups. All users of either the forum or social media who used certain words were taken into account. Each of these had different ways and different purposes, but they could relate to the ways companies use new media to gather and target data on potential consumers.
Of course this isn’t the real Edward Snowden’s instagram. (I doubt we’ll see the real Snowden on social media). This is a instagram fanpage dedicated to the man who informed the world of what the NSA had been doing.
Hey everyone, My name is Quinton. This is extremely new for me. I’ve never heard of or used WordPress. If I had ran across it before I don’t remember. I’m always up for new challenges. Its a plus that this allows for website creation because I want to use something like this in the future for personal reasons. I’d originally only known about Wix.com. Interesting!
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