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There is no question Zoom has essentially ballooned overnight, with more than 200 million daily meetings as compared to the 10 million daily meetings it was hosting last December. But with Zoom’s ballooning, concerns have been growing over the companies privacy policies (this comes from a recent trend called “ZoomBombing” where outsiders join meeting toContinue reading “Zoom Takes Another Blow”

In theory, social media should be a great unifier. It has the ability to reach people across the political aisle, people of all ages, and people off all different walks of life. However, in the case of the political sphere, this isn’t usually the case. Social media tends to be skewed towards younger people whoContinue reading “Social Media’s Skewed Elections Data”

Many of us know that the Internet and social media censorship laws in China know no bounds. China has become known for just how strict and sensitive their censorship laws and algorithms are. Now that all of the classes in China have shifted from in-person to online because of the deadly coronavirus, it has becomeContinue reading “China’s Strict Censorship Laws on “Internet Pornography””

Check out this New York Times article about China dealing with the digital divide so you can follow along in my blog.  About the Digital Divide The Digital Divide refers to the gap between people who have access to internet/technology and people who don’t. Though it may seem like everyone has access to the internetContinue reading “The Virus and the Divide”

Looking to change your major to Influencing? Schools like University of Southern California are implementing courses to keep up with this fast-growing and high-paying new trendy career. While USC has not officially declared ‘influencing’ a major, the school has taken action to provide a class in the subject (Influencer Relations) and on-campus clubs. Read More.

More and more companies are hiring influencers that are not actually influencers, specifically, they do not necessarily have 20K + followers. Companies like Lyft are hopping on this new trend as a strategy to “create a top-down approach that’s proven very effective for their brand.” This method uses huge stars and micro-influencers to appeal toContinue reading “How Many Followers Do I Really Need to be an Influencer?”

Colton Underwood, the former ABC Bachelor, was recently diagnosed with Corona Virus and has since been very open with his journey on social media. The star and his girlfriend have been very vocal and have documented much of the experience on Instagram. These stars are using their influencer status for good to educate the publicContinue reading “Former ABC Bachelor gets COVID-19”

Influencers are known for using their platforms to promote brands, charities, causes, and other important or intriguing topics/products/places. Influencer, Arielle Charnas, unfortunately recently chose to use her platform to flaunt her recent vacation following her Corona Virus diagnosis. Click the following link to learn more about how this influencer ignored social distancing practices and howContinue reading “Influencer Receives Backlash Upon Dusting off COVID-19 Diagnosis”

With the recent advancements in artificial intelligence, there are many reasons why insurance companies should implement it into their daily work. AI can process unstructured data from customers, saving employees huge amounts of time. In addition, AI is able to analyze historical data and create algorithms to better predict the risks of insuring a customer.Continue reading “AI in Insurance”

Everything we do is shared on social media, the cup of coffee you drank, the run you just went on, and the dog you just bought. People are obsessed with sharing every detail of their lives. But for what purpose? Out of genuine desire to share their current events, or is it out of theContinue reading “Validate me.”