Research

Instagram: Redefining “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words”

December 2, 2019

Instagram is a photo-sharing application that was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010 (Garber 2014). Less than three months after its launch, the platform surpassed one million registered users, becoming the fastest social media network to reach this milestone (Latiff & Safiee 2015). While the team remained relatively small, its user base […]

Speaker Notes: Technology and the Music Industry

November 26, 2019

My name is Zach and today I will be talking about how technology has changed the music industry. In particular, I will be talking about the growth of music streaming, the controversy surrounding it and how it has changed the way that music is created and released. But first, I need to go over some […]

The Social Media Blues

November 20, 2017

It is incredibly rare to come across a person who does not have a social media account these days. People are using these online communities to create and share content, add friends, and follow their interests. Social media networks allow their users to communicate instantly with anyone around the world and keep up-to-date with the […]