Liked and Lonely: Finding Self-Worth on Social Media

05.14.2013       posted by AwanaYM | Leave a Comment

“We’re watching students who base their self-worth on this illusion of who they are in their profiles on social media. And when somebody doesn’t comment or re-tweet or ‘like’ or pay attention to them, it affects what they think about themselves as they face the world.” That’s according to Andy Braner, author of Alone: Finding [...]

Where Online Are They in 2013?

05.08.2013       posted by AwanaYM | Leave a Comment

According to a story on Buzzfeed, here are the top 12 most visited social sites on the Internet in 2013 (according to each site’s self-reported monthly traffic numbers). Facebook – 1.1 Billion YouTube – 1 Billion QQ – 700 Million Weibo – 503 Million Google+ – 343 Million WeChat – 320 Million Shazam – 300 [...]