CAS alum Kara Alaimo is encouraging women to overcome the problematic nature of social media through her new book, “Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back.” Alaimo always planned to study journalism in the College of Arts & Science, but became interested This story Beyond NYU: Writing to help women combat social media’s toxic impact appeared first on Washington Square News.
As women’s sports continue to capture audiences through March Madness and soccer, will agencies and brands be able to channel some of that momentum in the growing esports and gaming spaces?
Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities claimed Devin Nunes would be ‘fired on The Apprentice’ amid stock trading rowThe CEO of Donald Trump’s social media empire was branded a “proverbial loser” whom the former president “would have fired on The Apprentice” by a trading firm owned by the billionaire Republican donor Ken Griffin on Friday.In an extraordinary statement, Citadel Securities accused Devin Nunes, chief executive of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), of trying to deflect blame for the...
Social media can be a divisive place, but even more so when it comes to Taylor Swift. A Google Drive link allegedly containing 17 tracks that are purportedly from Swift’s eagerly awaited “The Tortured Poets Department” album has been making the rounds on the internet in the past day and people are equal parts mad, sad and happy about it. CNN has reached out to Swift’s representative for comment. The actual album is slated to drop at midnight Friday, but the claimed leak is both being hailed and...
Why is everyone so interested in Manor Lords? The game, an ambitious city builder/RTS hybrid, attempts to simulate how medieval towns were constructed by embracing organic layouts and doing away with the grid systems common in the genre. And, today, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam – that's no mean feat. It's currently above even Hades 2. That's impressive. Its trailers have been attractive, interesting, and intriguing – but there's something else to the game's rampant success. It's 2022...
Over the course of his 14-year NBA career, Kendrick Perkins developed a reputation as an enforcer who was never shy to seek out a confrontation. And yet somehow, the former Boston Celtics big man seems even more drawn to conflict as a member of the media. Perkins’ latest target comes in the form of TNT
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday won the dismissal of some claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing from the public that Facebook and Instagram were harmful to children. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, came in the sprawling litigation by children pursuing hundreds of lawsuits accusing Meta and other social media companies of addicting them to their platforms. Twenty-five of those cases sought to hold Zuckerberg personally...
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.’s "biblical admonition" to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech. The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran’s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally. "I'm going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel We have to make certain that the entire world...
Have you ever wondered why so many brands are switching to digital social media platforms, like TikTok and Instagram, as their primary advertising mediums? Are you one of those people who criticise the new generation of creatives for their choice of advertising platform? After all, aren’t traditional linear TV ads what’s worked well for decades? […]
Nick Montgomery has laughed off social media chatter about him and his family not settling in Scotland. And the Hibs boss says he fully expects to be manager at the start of next season – even if the Easter Road outfit fall short in the current campaign. In order to secure a place in the top six, Hibs must get a result at Fir Park tomorrow and hope that Dundee slip up at Pittodrie before the Dens Park side host Rangers – in Perth, potentially - in their much-delayed ‘penultimate’ pre-split...
OJ Simpson lost his life on Wednesday night, which was shocking since he stated something very different about his health less than two months ago. The former Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers running back claimed his health was improving in a video posted just two months before his death Wednesday at 76 years old. …