social media

In the age of social media, do you still care about the world?

As the frequency of sharing graphic multimedia increases, we become desensitised and accept it as the norm.
3 November 2022, 15:00 PM

Twitter is dying: Internal documents indicate dire situation

"Is Twitter dying?" billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform. The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts. Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users - who are vital to the business - engaged, underscoring a challenge faced by the Tesla chief executive as he approaches a deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
26 October 2022, 09:13 AM

How to keep your social media safe from hackers

Regardless of the platform, there are a few steps that may be taken to secure your social media in preventing the possibility of hackers from taking over.
18 October 2022, 08:43 AM

How ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ mirrors the social media age

To me, Wilde’s novel articulates the deepest anxieties of the late Victorians and continues to offer us ways to interpret our own experiences.
16 October 2022, 09:42 AM

Importance of personal branding as a young adult

Curating a personal brand is essential for standing out from the crowd.
6 October 2022, 00:00 AM

Redefining marketing strategies with booktok

Booktok is dictating how readers are exploring new titles. Is that a good thing?
2 October 2022, 15:15 PM

How texting reinvented the way language works

Texting is a quick way of relaying messages, but it has changed communication.
15 September 2022, 00:00 AM

Nas Daily’s move to the UAE receives criticism

Nuseir Yassin, better known as Nas Daily, has found himself in controversy yet again. The influencer/content creator who previously lived in Singapore has recently moved to the United Arab Emirates amidst its new diplomatic relations with Israel. The new relationship allows Israeli citizens to live and work in Dubai, and Nuseir Yassin was among the first and most prominent Israeli passport holders to make the most of the opportunities. His move has had an immediate impact as it has garnered new funding for his tech and production companies and helped his social media following to increase.
29 August 2022, 09:16 AM

How social media has changed the way we experience football

Social media is the best thing that happened to football after the inclusion of the offside rule.
25 August 2022, 11:00 AM

Snapchat to allow parents to monitor who their kids are chatting with

Snap Inc (SNAP.N), owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday, which will allow parents to see who their teens are talking to, but not the substance of their conversations.
9 August 2022, 19:26 PM

How BookTok motivated me to read again

It has made literary criticism—often regarded highbrow or excessively academic—feel accessible.
3 August 2022, 13:00 PM

Become popular on the Internet with Sellout.com

In a world full of fake validation, Sellout.com understands what’s crucial for triumph – internet points.
28 July 2022, 12:47 PM

Five arrested for kidney trade on social media

Rab arrested five members a gang, including its ringleader, on charge of buying and selling kidneys using social media.
20 July 2022, 10:10 AM

Things I’ve seen on social media about Padma bridge’s first day

The Padma bridge is now open to the public, and people are going wild.
26 June 2022, 15:06 PM

The issues with performative activism

Performative activism is the act of speaking up for a cause for the sake of garnering attention or presenting a positive public image, instead of doing so out of genuine care.
16 June 2022, 00:00 AM

All social media needs “dislike” buttons

Dislike buttons should be ubiquitous on social media. Here’s why.
26 May 2022, 00:00 AM

Online friendships in the 21st century

When you make friends online, you get to start with a clean slate.
25 May 2022, 14:19 PM

How to verify online content and deal with misinformation

Misleading news propagated through social media and the web can influence public actions and opinions adversely. Here are some ways you can verify information before jumping into a bogus narrative.
20 May 2022, 06:25 AM

The perils of ghosting, as told by a ghoster

We’ve ghosted others, been ghosted ourselves.
15 May 2022, 13:57 PM

Draft OTT regulations: They'll be threat to free speech, says speakers at webinar

The government’s draft regulation for digital, social media and OTT platforms will be a threat to freedom of speech and people’s basic rights, experts said yesterday.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM