The One with All the Selfies: Review of ‘The Friends Experience’
During its decade-long run, Friends embedded itself into our cultural psyche in a way that few television shows have managed before or since. It is a sign of its enduring…
Shake It Off or Shake It Up? Taylor Swift and the Music Industry
Few artists have ever achieved the status (or should I say Reputation) currently held by Taylor Swift. Her success is, quite simply, difficult to describe, but this is me trying.…
PhD consultative referendum votes for industrial action amid low turnout
At a meeting on the 9th of October, the UCD Students’ Union decided to hold a Consultative Referendum to poll a section of its membership on their views in relation…
How Twitter Changed Journalism – For Better and For Worse
Oh, the times they are a-changin’. Student journalists often forget what the world was like before Twitter and social media. In ‘the olden times’, there were no retweets, notifications or…
Social Media VS Social Change: An exploration of whether social media activism is harming rather than aiding its causes?
When considering the use of social media for activism, it is important to keep in mind our engagement with social media platforms outside of the political sphere. It is estimated…
Despite Hiring A Digital Marketing Manager In October, Concerns Over UCDSU Social Media Remain
UCDSU Executive Minutes have confirmed that the Union hired a Digital Marketing Manager in October to assist sabbatical officers. Despite this hiring, the Union was in breach of it’s social…
Tá na Meáin Shóisialta ag Cruthú Sochaí Frithshóisialta
‘Cé go bhfuil sé deacair le creidiúint, bhíodh am ann tráth ina raibh ar dhaoine labhairt aghaidh ar aghaidh chun fiú an chumarsáid is bunúsaí a dhéanamh le chéile. Ní…
Government Receiving Horrific Abuse on Social Media
This last week has been described as being tough for the government with many of our crazed citizens taking to the internet to express their dissatisfaction with its performance. A…
When It’s Time to Take A Social Media Detox
The world of social media can be all too addictive. Whether it’s checking the amount of likes on your last Instagram post, messaging friends on Whatsapp, or checking in with…
The Age of Miscommunication
In today’s world, social media is inescapable. It has become our way of networking for jobs, connecting with friends, and sustaining connections from far distances. Today, companies even offer employment…
How to be an Instagram Social Influencer
So, you want to be a social influencer. Or, at least you want to find some way of justifying to your parents that all that time you spend on social…
Lifestyle Influencer: An Interview with Rob Lipsett
With almost half a million followers across various social media platforms (think YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.), Rob Lipsett is at the forefront of online influencing and social media entrepreneurship.…