#social-media

#social-media

When I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Cambridge University, I was plastered all over the national press for making a tweet about white people. It has not turned out to be a big deal for my life or career, but at the time it felt monumental: racist hate mail was sent to my college for months; the Conservative MP Bob Blackman called for my prosecution; and tabloid journalists turned up at my home and harassed my mother

Improvements in our recommendation systems will also become even more leveraged as the volume of AI-created content grows. Social media has gone through two eras so far. First was when all content was from friends, family, and accounts that you followed directly. The second was when we added all the creator content. Now, as AI makes it easier to create and remix content, we're going to add yet another huge corpus of content on top of those. Recommendation systems that understand all of this content more deeply and can show you the right content to help you achieve your goals are going to be increasingly valuable.

Take a look at the imaginative costumes your favourite Irish and international celebs are wearing this Oíche Shamhna Halloween is the perfect holiday to celebrate your knowledge of the best pop culture moments or show off in a brilliant costume inspired by the past. Whether it be your chance to embody your favourite celebrity or cultural moment, or take on a titan from films of the past, there is never a shortage of inspiration for topical costumes to set a party (and social media) alight.

A strong online presence is the cornerstone of modern real estate marketing. It's where most prospective clients begin their home search and agent vetting process. Create a compelling digital footprint: Your digital footprint extends beyond a basic website. These sites are easy to share on social media and through QR codes, providing a professional and memorable brand for yourself. Leverage social media effectively: Social media platforms are invaluable tools for realtors.

Those who liked or repeatedly watched clips glorifying notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer or fictional villains like Joe Goldberg from Netflix's "You," scored higher for hybristophilia, than those who scrolled past, according to the peer-reviewed research published in the journal Deviant Behavior, the only journal that specifically and exclusively addresses social deviance. The findings also indicate that personality traits like Machiavellianism and psychopathy are strong predictors of these tendencies.

Why have Americans clung so hard to the dream of a fancy wedding? Hanna Rosin asked Xochitl Gonzalez, our staff writer who used to be a luxury-wedding planner, this question on the Radio Atlantic podcast in 2023. "We've let go of so many 'middle-class American aspirations,' but we haven't been able to let go of the wedding," Xochitl noted. "People have given up on college, and I don't think that they want to give up on weddings."

If a post didn't get a like within two minutes, I'd delete it and try again, often asking friends to like it and comment just to keep up with appearances. When I lost a follower, I'd look at an app to see who it was. I was constantly refreshing, hoping to get more than 100 likes in an hour. I drove myself crazy.

PARIS -- It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when Paris-based Associated Press photographer Thibault Camus caught in his frame a dapperly dressed young man walking by uniformed French police officers, their car blocking one of the museum gates. Instinctively, he took the shot. It wasn't a particularly great photo, with someone's shoulder obscuring part of the foreground, Camus told himself.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I occasionally enjoy having lunch at a restaurant with a group of longtime friends. All is well until the time comes when they want to take a group photo, which, of course, gets posted on Facebook. I do not post on social media. I do not want my life, in words nor photos, posted. So I quietly say I'll back out of camera range, as I don't want a picture of me posted online.

Welcome back to another week of The Curvy Fashionista's Plus Influencer Spotlight, our series celebrating the boundary breakers, tastemakers, and changemakers redefining plus size fashion and culture, like Latoya of The Fat Girl of Fashion. Each feature in this series highlights a voice that's helping shape the future of plus size fashion, one unapologetic look, one powerful post, and one bold statement at a time.

Violence outside Citywest Hotel appears to have been spurred at least in part by online discourse Social media is believed to have played a pivotal role in how events at Citywest escalated into multiple nights of rioting following the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Monday. A protest in response to the alleged assault - for which a 26-year-old man has been charged with in court

A week before Trump's second term began, someone posted a video of moving trucks at the White House with the words: "Biden is moving out." The MAGA supporter tweeted, "Trump is taking the garbage out !" But now that food prices keep rising, she's tweeting very differently these days. Tagging the president, she said, "please help us seniors ! Could use some extra $$ the economy is killing us We voted for you."

We found 410,592 total mentions of the keywords between 9 June 2020 and 3 July 2025, and used Brandwatch's ability to separate mentions by source in order to find which sources hosted the highest volumes of mentions,

Insincerity is the mother of deceit. Whenever we say something we don't mean, we tell a lie. It may be a small misrepresentation, but it's still a lie as we are being dishonest to hide what we truly think and feel. Repeated insincerity breaks down trust, communication, and understanding. So why do organizations, often without even knowing it, encourage insincerity in their employees? The answer lies a little with social media and a lot in narcissism.

For years, public handwringing about the impact of social media on the minds and lives countless millions of teen users has dominated conversations about this increasingly prominent communications medium. Plenty of research suggests it can do real damage, and sites like Instagram have been forced to take steps that try to limit the harm the apps do. But it's not just teens using social media, and a new report explores its use at work and its impact on the productivity.

"When families go on vacation, they often post the highlight reel: angelic kids, joyful candids, gorgeous scenery. But this California couple decided to do the opposite. Reality TV producer Devin McGovern and his story editor wife Marlene Martinez took a family trip to Hawaii and created an Instagram reel that showed what it looks like when parents stop being polite and start getting real. There was screaming, crying, angst, despair - and yes, even a middle-of-the-night slap heard 'round the island."

As well as the photo of the woman at the children's park, whose face was not shown though who PC Jacks had described as having the biggest fake boobs, they included references to a friend as a big fat poof, a commentary on other passengers during a journey home in which a woman is called an old slag and a post stating AIDS is a terrible thing. Especially Turkish AIDS.

"That's fine. Nobody can ever say we're not attempting to be transparent or attempting to communicate to as many people as possible. That's the name of the game."

The main reason Americans are more divided than ever isn't Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or AOC. It isn't MAGA or Antifa. It's social media. And the reason is scarier than you think. Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram are all designed to make money by maximizing user engagement. Their mission isn't to provide balanced information or ensure users see all sides of a topic.

But now, especially with social media, there's a growing expectation to constantly produce content: Reels, behind-the-scenes videos, Instagram posts, TikToks. It's no longer enough to just make great photographs; in one way or another, being visible online has become part of the job.

"In my opinion, it's because the natural, human interaction that used to be part of daily life is no longer there. For example, growing up, my neighborhood was FULL of kids who all played outside. Riding their bikes, running around, inevitably meeting other kids, and navigating those interactions. There was no internet, no phones - just human interaction. A lot is learned through that."

One Reddit thread asks, "[Am I the a*****e] for not giving someone my cart at ALDI b/c they didn't have a quarter? The poster expounds, "Finished my Shopping at Aldi and loaded the car - I can see a family waiting for me to bring my cart back so they can go in [...] I say, I need a quarter if I am going to hand it over.

The image purportedly captured an exchange between a user and what appeared to be a Campbell's customer service account. The comment read, "Your new commercial with the 2 dads makes me sick," and the response stated: "Hi Kim! If you're feeling sick, we suggest enjoying a delicious can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. Make sure to enjoy it hot, so that it can help warm up your cold, dead heart." The exchange was accompanied by a caption reading, "Campbell's doesn't f*** around."

Alan Carr's days on The Celebrity Traitors looked perilous from the start. Just 32 minutes into the first episode, after the comedian had been selected as a "traitor", his body started to betray him. Beads of sweat began forming on his forehead, making his face shiny. "I thought I wanted to be a traitor but I have a sweating problem," he admitted to cameras. "And I can't keep a secret."

INDIANAPOLIS - When it came to the current landscape of social media, three NBA players had enough. Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, and Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard realized that while athletes are dominant forces anywhere they post content, platforms owned by others got the benefits. That's how the idea for Off Court came to be.