DIGITAL ACTIVISM VIDEO BLOG

In this videoblog, we talk about the #Metoo movement and its presence on social Media. MeToo spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag used on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. It followed soon after the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein.

EIGHTH POST: Big Data

Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis [1]. However, it is not amount of data that is important, it is what the organization does with the data. There are three parts when it comes to big […]

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

Throughout my time abroad, social media is a huge part of my everyday life. I think of it as a way of documenting all the memories I have made, the places I’ve visited, and staying connected with the people I’ve met. To begin with, before coming abroad I already spend a lot of my time […]

SEVENTH POST: “The Future”

Social media is already such a huge influence on our lives and is always changing as well as bringing new ideas and trends. Although some trends may not be knew, they cans till be expanded and make a huge impact on social media moving into the future. One trend that is going to change the […]

SIXTH POST: Wikipedia

This week in class we learned how to create a Wikipedia page. We had to think of something that did not previously have a Wikipedia page created, so I chose to make one about The Village Bean, “the bean” for short. The bean is a local coffee shop in Windham, New Hampshire. The process of […]

FIFTH POST: Digital celebrity/influencer

Marshmello, who’s real identity is Christopher Comstock is a 26-year-old American electronic music producer and DJ. In March of 2015, he posted his first original song called “Wavez” on his SoundCloud page. As he began to post more and more songs, he began to receive support from big name DJs like Skrillex, who reposted his […]

THIRD POST: Millenials

In today’s world, us millennials revolve around our cell phones and the digital world. And within that digital world, we are addicted to social media. One of those social media platforms being Instagram, something I personally have been using since my freshman year of high school. A lot has changed with Instagram over the years […]

SECOND POST: Memes

The meme that I chose to analyze is “Left Exit 12 Off Ramp”. This meme created in 2017 was photo shopped based off of a YouTube video titled “How to exit the freeway highway like a boss”. YouTuber Fredrik Sørlie shows a video of a car drifting into an off ramp on the highway, but […]

FIRST POST: Snowden & Citizenfour

After watching the documentary Citizenfour, it really got me thinking how much we expose ourselves on the internet not knowing who is keeping track of it. In my opinion, Edward Snowden has done all of us a huge favor, uncovering the truth about the US Government’s surveillance on not only Americans, but also other people […]

About me

Hi, my names Amanda I am from Windham, New Hampshire. I go to school at the University of Alabama majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Communication Studies. Some of my hobbies include shopping, going to the beach, traveling, going to festivals, and music especially EDM. Coming to Barcelona, I feel as if culture […]