Microsoft president Brad Smith has announced a proposal for a global computing initiative for sustainability. Smith wrote: “Our community needs a new kind of computing platform – a Planetary Computer, a platform that would provide access to trillions of data points collected by people and by machines in space, in the sky, in and onContinue reading “Data Analysis for the Global Good”
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Social Media and Self-Esteem
Though there is uncertainty surrounding how social media both positively and negatively impacts mental health, a recent study shows a correlation between usage and lower self-esteem. In their findings, it was due to people with lower self-esteem generally being more willing to sacrifice in-person connection for online connection as the idea of interpersonal relations bringContinue reading “Social Media and Self-Esteem”
Social Media as a Toxic Mirror
It is evident that with more social media use, there is a larger opportunity for comparison, as social media allows users to view millions of others users “lives” from all over the world or different lifestyles. Psychologists found a heavy association between social media use and body image issues, dieting, and self-objectification. Many of theContinue reading “Social Media as a Toxic Mirror”
Tik Tok Users Sharing Their Positive Coping Mechanisms Amidst COVID-19
With everyone staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been concern over the development, worsening, or relapsing of mental health struggles for many. Tik Tok is doing it’s part in helping create a positive atmosphere for users while they are at home. A thread was created showcasing users and their personal healthyContinue reading “Tik Tok Users Sharing Their Positive Coping Mechanisms Amidst COVID-19”
Is Social Media Addiction Comparable to Drug Addiction?
Addiction can come in many forms. It is accompanied by a dependency on whatever it is one is addicted to. In this case, researchers were able to study the patterns of dependency as it relates to social media use. The did so by implementing a psychological task called the Gambling task, which helps gauge value-basedContinue reading “Is Social Media Addiction Comparable to Drug Addiction?”
Shitty First Drafts of Design
Making a design, writing, and any thing else creative always involves a shitty first draft. Making use of a shitty first draft involves getting all of your ideas down in one sitting and not editing as you go. This allows you to get the initial design done quicker and getting all the idea down withoutContinue reading “Shitty First Drafts of Design”
Is NPS an Accurate Way to Measure User Experience?
NPS, or Net Promoter Score, uses a voluntary survey to gather data about whether a user would recommend and highly rate a company or not. This is not a great way to measure this data as it involves voluntary contribution. An example is 30% of respondees are passive, 30% are promoters, and 40% are detractors.Continue reading “Is NPS an Accurate Way to Measure User Experience?”
Tik Tok Teens Discussing Mental Health, Relationship Abuse & Sexuality
Tik Tok has quickly become a large social media platform. Though many creators make videos in categories such as dancing and humor, many teens are using this platform as a means of “oversharing” in the best way possible. Sometimes through the use of self-deprecating humor and other times directly addressing their personal struggles, teens areContinue reading “Tik Tok Teens Discussing Mental Health, Relationship Abuse & Sexuality”
Why do Design Systems Fail?
When making a design system it’s important to keep your users needs in mind. Make the design easy to use. A design system will fail if it does not have features useful to the user or it is not easy to use. Of course it can also fail when something better comes along, but itContinue reading “Why do Design Systems Fail?”
Social Media Virus
The impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on social media has been a pretty positive one, with the decreasing in posting the engagement rates have gone up. The reasons these rates have gone up is mostly because of the amount of people staying at home with nothing to do but scroll through social mediaContinue reading “Social Media Virus”
LIS 4022 Spring 2020 