How Much Should Speech Be Moderated on Social Media?
On Monday, the entrepreneur Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The Times reports:The billionaire, who has more than 83 million followers on Twitter and has romped across the service hurling gibes and memes, has repeatedly said he wants to “transform” the platform by promoting more free speech and giving users…
To Meme or Not to Meme
This, in turn, begs the question: Can crises be memed?The majority of meme content has been fueled by teenagers whose coming-of-age has been accompanied by generation-defining events. As the digital media strategist Joshua Chapdelaine said in an article for Teen Vogue, memes create the “perfect vessels for high-anxiety moments when words may be difficult to…
Abdi Dika: “Since acquiring certificates from Alison, my employability has increased tenfold.”
“My name is Abdi Dika. I am a 30 year old journalist based in Kenya. I studied Mass Communication at the University of Nairobi. I currently work for Medical Administrators Kenya Limited as a Social Media Executive. My work involves fraud detection and auditing, as well as reporting. A number of hospitals are constantly involved…
Affiliate Marketing Strategies That Work, According to Top-Earning Alison Affiliates
In the world of online learning, Affiliate Marketing plays a pivotal role in spreading knowledge and opportunities – and it’s no different at Alison. Our Affiliate Members are an essential part of our mission to provide free learning and career-development tools to everyone, everywhere. We’ve gathered insights from our top Alison Affiliates on what makes their strategies…
Helping Digital Natives Overcome Digital Naïveté: Four Steps to Media Literacy
David Nurenberg teaches English at Milton Academy in Milton, Mass.This piece is part of a collection about news literacy and the role of the press. Find links to dozens of engaging Learning Network activities here, and a related conversation forum for students here.Do you teach with The Times? Tell us about it here, or browse…
How Much of Your Life Do You Share Online?
Are there times when baring personal details online has helped you connect with others or find community? Are there parts of your life you do not feel comfortable posting about publicly?Do you think your answers to these questions would be different if you were part of one of Hollywood’s most famous families?In “Hollywood’s First Family…
Social Media Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts For Business
There is no escaping social media. There are over 150 active social media sites and over 3-billion people who use social media daily. Whether you’re an avid user of the plethora of applications available or just “don’t get it”, social media is here to stay. The hundreds of social media apps available mean there is…
How to Use TikTok for Marketing
TikTok. The new social media “Kid on the Block”. And quickly growing in popularity as the go-to social media platform for individuals and brands alike. TikTok is no longer just the “next big thing”. It is the “big thing” and it’s here to stay. In the same way that affiliate marketing is continually growing in…
How Often Do You Take Breaks From Your Phone?
Would you say you have a healthy relationship with your phone?If yes, how did you develop that healthy relationship? What strategies do you use to maintain it?If you feel like your phone often has more control over you than you do over it, do you ever attempt to unplug or reset your relationship with your…
Alison in China: Taking on the Chinese Learning Dragon Differently
Feb 5, 2019 By Mike Feerick, Alison CEO & Founder Just a few short months after launching Alison in April 2007, I received a curious email from China. It was from a professor at Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious universities (Xi Jinping, the current Chinese leader, went there). The professor was excited by…
