Clout, memes, monetization: Bianca Perez talks social media work
Thousands know her for her Instagram handle, @yung_nihilist, and much of the online community has felt the impact of her meme content in some form.
Topic: social media
Ebersman ’91 discusses path from Facebook to mental health startup
For former CFO of Facebook David Ebersman ’91, the most important takeaway from his time at Brown was “the idea that learning was interesting for the sake of learning.”
Thomas ’21: The siren’s call of the online celebrity
On a foundational level, we all have an understanding of right and wrong and are able to identify these behaviors in others. This rings particularly true when it comes to celebrities or public figures. Though it’s often hard to believe, they’re people just like us — the major difference being […]
R.I. representative introduces bill to support news, media industry
As digitalization makes information increasingly accessible, the field of journalism has evolved to survive.
Kim ’19: Twitter shouldn’t fix what isn’t broken
On Sept. 26, Twitter announced that the character limit on tweets would be doubled from 140 to 280 characters for a select group of users.
Jacobs ’18: The narcissism of social media politics
We’ve all seen social media’s power to catalyze political change by providing users with a platform to organize and share ideas.
