10Oct
Talk of the town
What We Talk About When We Talk About Celebrities
Social media and a social reckoning are changing the way celebrity gossip is constructed and consumed.
09Sep
SOCIAL MEDIA
How TikTokers Are Changing The World
It can take just 15 seconds to demonstrate a makeup routine, call out injustice or critique authoritarian governments, and Zoomers are embracing all with the same gusto.
12Mar
WATCH THIS SPACE
5 TikTok Watch Accounts To Follow
It’s a different ballgame on TikTok, and these five watch-based channels are killing it.
14Oct 20
The great mashup
Will The Next Most Famous Artist go viral?
Hafiiz Karim is growing a following by liberating classical muses from museum confines to enjoy new life as modern-day influencers.
13Aug 20
real fake news
Has Social Media In Singapore Been Invaded By Internet Troll Farms?
In the age of (dis)information, lucrative internet troll farms are here to stay. Is the Little Red Dot prepared for a siege on our digital fora?
26Apr 20
Double Tap
Scroll, Like, Repeat
Social media platforms from Instagram to Snapchat may be in a mad race for our attention, but as the digital wellness movement shows, we don’t have to give it up so easily.
14Apr 20
Social Distance Media
Coronavirus, Social Media, And The State Of Virality
The wisdom of “sharing is caring” is hard to argue with. But social media’s response to COVID-19 is forcing us to question whether the resultant deluge of information is harmful or helpful.
07Oct 19
Social Media And You
Fyre Festival’s Marc Weinstein, The ‘Yoga Guru’ And Voice of Reason, Speaks Out Against Toxic Social Media Habits
“I knew going in that it would be a mess — I just didn’t realise how bad.”
05Aug 19
Anti-Social Media?
Can you handle a like-less Instagram?
A #nofilter commentary on Instagram’s turn to a likely like-less future.