ENGL 1A | Social Media and the Self(ie)

DH De La O, The Department of English & Comparative Literature @ San José State University

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Socila Media Mews 5.3.17


  • Twitter eviscerates former Rep. Joe Walsh for his insensitive tweet about Jimmy Kimmel's infant son (Huffington Post)
  • Social media quickly brings down Baylor's Sigma Kappa fraternity for their "Mexican-themed" party, featuring brownface and "build that wall" chants (Buzzfeed)
  • A series of YouTube "pranks" on their kids cost a couple their custody (Endgaget)
  • Attempted suicide on Facebook Live stopped by Georgia authorities (WMAZ-TV)
  • Also: Facebook hires additional 3,000 to monitor content on Facebook Live (ABC News)
  • In only months, Instagram Stories surpasses Snapchat in popularity (Forbes)

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DH De La O,
The Department of English & Comparative Literature
@ San José State University

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