social media
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Athens-Clarke County
In the Age of Screens: What Adulthood Feels Like as a Millennial Immersed in Social Media
Adulthood feels like the sticky fire of skinned knees and having a million words stuck on the tip of your tongue. It feels like the pricks of gaining feeling in a limb after it falls asleep, and like having to make hard decisions while knowing there is no right one. When…
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Uncategorized
Florida Shooting Video Dominates Social Media
A Snapchat video from inside the Parkland, Florida school shooting is all over social media platforms, such as twitter. Many of its postings have no graphic warning label on it at all. In the video you can see students lying on the ground that were struck by gunshots, as well as…
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Athens-Clarke County
Marketing as an Entrepreneur: Before and After Social Media
By Kelly Miller There are 2.46 billion active users on social media. Of those 2.46 billion, 40 percent follow their favorite brands on social media, according to the Global Web Index, a technology company providing audience-profiling data to marketers. Since the rapid rise of social media, beginning around 2010, business…
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Athens-Clarke County
Social Media: Athens Police Explore News Ways to Catch Crooks
Not all heroes wear capes…or even breathe for that matter. There’s an emerging way of fighting crime and this time it involves social media. At the sound of a siren, officers head out to search and catch criminals and now you can help save lives too. Using social media as a…
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In-Depth
New Meme Becomes Social Media Sensation
The Kermit the Frog meme has taken social media by storm once again. The new Kermit meme shows “good” Kermit facing his inner “evil” Kermit. The screenshot is from Muppets’ Most Wanted film which was released in 2014. Well he’s back and these are some of our favorites: This isn’t…
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Northeast Georgia News
Social Media Users Respond to Brussels Attack
News broke early this morning about explosions going off in the Brussels airport and metro station. Since then, the world has been mourning and responding on various forms of social media. Hashtags, photos, and text have been crafted to express many views.
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UGA Sports
Blackout Planned in Support of Coach Richt
By Savannah Brock Georgia Public Service Comissioner Tim Echols is calling for “Blackout” for Coach Mark Richt this Saturday, Dec. 5. Echols ask for fans to show their solidarity for Richt by wearing a black hat or shirt throughout Saturday. If you decide to particpate in the “Blackout” on social media, use…
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UGA Sports
Social Media Reacts to Mark Richt Stepping Down
By Savannah Brock On Sunday Nov. 29 Dawg Nation was rocked from its core. It was announced that Georgia head coach Mark Richt had stepped down after 15 years. Fans, alumni, players past and present took to social media to express their feelings on Richt’s departure. Grady Newsource has social…
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UGA
Lawyer Discusses Dos and Don’ts of Social Media
ATHENS — An employment lawyer is telling University of Georgia law students that social media is a double edged sword.
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA police looking for person responsible for threat
UGA Chief of Police Jimmy Williamson says police are still searching for the person responsible for posting a threat on social media today that shut down part of campus around the Miller Learning Center. Williamson says they got multiple reports of a threat posted on social media, but would not…