According to CNN, digital history was made in early 2010. Then President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to personally “tweet” a message on the social networking site. Well, he pushed the button. “Welcome to Twitter, Mr. President – I’ll follow you if you follow me,” Tony Fratto, a former George W. Bush spokesman, joked to CNN by e-mail. …
Do Your Homework
It is commonly believed that a strength that goes too far can become a weakness. Megyn Kelly is well known for her brash, “take no prisoners,” opinionated approach. But on her own Halloween show, she didn’t do her homework enough to know the history of blackface. She asked, “What is racist? Do you get in trouble if you’re a white …
Shooting from the Hip
Defined as “reacting suddenly or without careful consideration of one’s words or actions,” is the most recent fault of too many tweeters who experience very serious consequences. Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne), for example, recently published a racist tweet toward former Obama aide, Valerie Jarrett, resulting in ABC’s cancellation of Ms. Barr’s No. 1-rated TV show, her reruns scrapped and her dismissal from the talent …
To Snap or Not to Snap
The once seemingly successful app that erases our pictures after ten seconds has been declining in popularity the past few years. Not only has Snapchat lost its uniqueness of story features to its competitors, Instagram and Facebook; CEO Evan Spiegel has negatively affected Snapchat’s public image with media mistakes. Let’s take a look at some examples of Snapchat getting it wrong. …