social media
Right, we’re not Americans, but you could have been forgiven for thinking it over the past few weeks, as hordes of Canadians showed their friends who was the most politically savvy/ironically detached in a high-stakes game of social media one-upmanship. “I see your Obama riding a unicorn GIF and raise … Read More
With its coverage of the first Gulf War now over two decades ago, CNN changed the way we consume the news. Around the clock, neatly groomed anchors delivered up-to-the minute updates, including live footage, from the conflict overseas. It was groundbreaking stuff, for a world accustomed to nightly newscasts and … Read More
A few days ago, Facebook announced that over the course of the next few weeks the company would roll out — really, migrate — all users onto its new virtual space feature, Timeline. Less politely, this means that Timeline is being forced on Facebookers: Until recently, users had been able … Read More
Friend, and Like: two words whose everyday meanings used to be quite simple. In today’s post-Facebook times, those meanings are changing from qualitative to quantitative. In the process, they are arguably being cheapened, though not (yet) dragged down to the level of Craigslist NSA hookups. The primary goal of a … Read More
