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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Clickbait Culture and Groupthink Mentality Have Led to the Collapse of Journalism — and the Rise of Donald Trump

Clickbait Culture and Groupthink Mentality Have Led to the Collapse of Journalism — and the Rise of Donald Trump | Communications Major | Scoop.it

BuzzFeed's bogus rationale for publishing the Trump "dossier" is just the latest sign of the profession's implosion...

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How Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza Underground Became My Personal Online Disaster

How Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza Underground Became My Personal Online Disaster | Communications Major | Scoop.it

What happens when a journalist makes fun of a former child star? The Internet turns on her.

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Social Media Rumours About the Paris Attacks That You Shouldn't Believe

Social Media Rumours About the Paris Attacks That You Shouldn't Believe | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Hoaxes and bad information are circulating online in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

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Death to the Listicle?

Death to the Listicle? | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Could those never-ending BuzzFeed pieces (example: "17 Baby Elephants Learning How to Use Their Trunks") be on the way out?


A number of studies suggest that longer articles are actually shared more often shorter ones. BuzzSumo tracked the social trajectory of more than 100 million articles last year and concluded longer pieces got more social shares.

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Here Are All the Fake 'News' Sites to Watch Out for on Facebook

Here Are All the Fake 'News' Sites to Watch Out for on Facebook | Communications Major | Scoop.it

If "fake news" sites tipped the 2016 U.S. presidential election in the wrong direction, we need to be vigilant to make sure that the next four years (and beyond) are not further manipulated.

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As Paris Terror Attacks Unfolded, Social Media Tools Offered Help in Crisis

As Paris Terror Attacks Unfolded, Social Media Tools Offered Help in Crisis | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Facebook activated its Safety Check tool while Twitter put its new Moments tool to use, highlighting top news tweets about the attacks.

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How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism

How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Facebook uses mathematical formulas to predict what its users might want to read on the site, from which, a study says, about 30 percent of adults in America get their news.

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"Rich People Buy Newspapers the Way They Buy Sports Teams - Big, Expensive Thing to Play With"? Tech Sector Responds to Jeff Bezos Deal for Washington Post

"Rich People Buy Newspapers the Way They Buy  Sports Teams - Big, Expensive Thing to Play With"? Tech Sector Responds to Jeff Bezos Deal for Washington Post | Communications Major | Scoop.it

While some dismissed the $250 million deal as the flashy act of an Internet billionaire, others speculated about why Jeffrey Bezos, the founder of Amazon, would want a publishing company and what he would do next.

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