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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Turning Microcelebrity Into a Big Business

Turning Microcelebrity Into a Big Business | Communications Major | Scoop.it

All it takes is blood, sweat and selfies.

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March 13, 2014 2:09 PM
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You Loved the 'First Kiss' Video Because You Were Told to Love It

You Loved the 'First Kiss' Video Because You Were Told to Love It | Communications Major | Scoop.it

If you have Facebook, then chances are yesterday your feed was bombarded with people sharing a curious video wherein a bunch of "strangers" kiss one another. ... If I sound cynical, apologies. But hey, as it turns out, most of the “strangers” are actors, models, and/or in OK Go (it seems to be an unbreakable law of YouTube that all viral videos have to include OK Go somehow). And the video is an advertisement for clothes — an advertisement that has been watched 24 MILLION TIMES in two days!

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September 23, 2013 1:32 PM
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VIDEO: 13 Foods You're Pronouncing Wrong

You hungry, girl? This video of a hunky shirtless guy will teach you how to correctly pronounce some commonly mispronounced food items. You'll never say "quinoa" wrong again!

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August 22, 2012 3:26 PM
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How ‘Call Me Maybe’ and Social Media Are Upending Music

How ‘Call Me Maybe’ and Social Media Are Upending Music | Communications Major | Scoop.it

This summer’s pop hit, Carly Rae Jepsen’s cheerfully flirty “Call Me Maybe,” shows how much the hitmaking machine, and the music industry, has been upended by social media.

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August 6, 2012 2:48 PM
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VIDEO: Marilyn Monroe: Remembering the Style Icon, 50 Years After Her Death - A Tribute

VIDEO: Marilyn Monroe: Remembering the Style Icon, 50 Years After Her Death - A Tribute | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Much is being written on this 50th anniversary of screen legend Marilyn Monroe's death. Years before YouTube, decades before digital media - Marilyn had fame beyond today's social media style comprehension. Enjoy a minute or so of her second life as she lives on - virtually. 

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September 22, 2014 1:14 PM
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Hollywood’s Old-Time Star Makers Are Swooping In on YouTube’s Party

Hollywood’s Old-Time Star Makers Are Swooping In on YouTube’s Party | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The star-making system of the future, it turns out, needs the star-making system of the past — or at least a swarm of agents and managers has decided it does.

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December 18, 2013 12:58 PM
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Twelve Social Media Predictions for 2014

Twelve Social Media Predictions for 2014 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The past year saw a lot of changes in social media. Google's social site, Google+, saw huge growth and more activity, LinkedIn really got in the game, and Pinterest continued to pull in more traffic and more sales. Visuals also really became front and center and led the way for infographics, Vine video, and Instagram. To some degree, however, we're still finding our way in social. So many sites, so little time...

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December 6, 2012 6:33 PM
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'Call Me Maybe' is Nominated for Grammys' Song of the Year

'Call Me Maybe' is Nominated for Grammys' Song of the Year | Communications Major | Scoop.it
Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen's viral hit "Call Me Maybe" has been nominated for Song of the Year for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Does this surprise you? The song garnered more than 351,000,000 page views on YouTube which helped catapult it to the 14th most-watched YouTube video ever after teen heart throb Justin Bieber tweeted about it.

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August 10, 2012 1:28 PM
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American Psychopath, Texting for Dollars and Unfriending Babies: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, August 6-10

American Psychopath, Texting for Dollars and Unfriending Babies: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, August 6-10 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

American psychos and their online footprints, blocking your friends' annoying baby photos, texting for dollars, YouTube saves the Olympics, mobile shopping habits and what is the Internet? That's what people are talking about online this week. Come join the conversation.


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July 16, 2012 4:15 PM
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VIDEO: A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition

As a 12 year old, Jeremiah McDonald wanted to talk to his future self. It was a crazy idea. So, he made a video of himself talking to his future self. Flash forward to 2012 and Jeremiah is a filmmaker. He edits in the video of himself at 12 talking to him today.

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