“Influencers Pay Double”. Joe Nicchi, the owner of a soft serve food truck in Los Angeles, is so frustrated with Instagram influencers demanding free scoops that he is now charging double for those who demand free food. He...
Category - Media
Tackling gender stereotypes
Unilever – the company behind most consumer goods we use – did a DNA experiment to...
The value of content production and distribution
A new study from News Media Alliance claims that Google has made $4.7b in advertising from news...
Social media and political discourse
It is argued that social media is designed to hook you: feeding content after content to keep you...
The weight of online petitions
There has been an increased use of online petitions for individuals to champion various causes. In...
‘Gorilla selfie’ going viral: Animals mimicking...
Recently, a Congolese ranger, Mathieu Shamavu, captured a photo of two orphaned females at Virunga...
New laws tabled to combat online falsehoods in Singapore
This week, the Singapore government tabled the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation...
Netflix and the future of cinema
Netflix continually seeks to push the boundaries of the traditional cinema experience, and at the...
Social media regain control over spread of terrorist content
In the recent Christchurch mosque shooting, the gunman live-streamed his act of terrorism on...
Harmful clips on children’s YouTube
A paediatrician found clips of a man giving instructions on how to commit suicide in the midst of...