John's Weekly Blog

  One of the biggest perks of social media is that it allows us to express itself. Thats why I believe that it is important to be able to express yourself but with caution. You must be careful with what you post because some topics are more sensitive than others to the public. An example of this is politics, because of the amount of volatility involved in these spaces online. It is one of my personal rules to not discuss politics because I see my friends engage in some nasty conversations online. Although it is important to express your right to free speech, I personally don't think it is worth all the negative replies you get.       Online branding and reputation can also affect your career. I know from a friend's experience about how online reputation can affect someones job. My friend was very active on twitter about politics and also worked for a charity for veterans. He was terminated because they found his twitter and told him it did not align with their companies beliefs

     Every year when the month of March comes, it means that one of the most special sporting events is upon us. March Madness is a time where legends are made and goliaths are slain. Something that makes March Madness standout is how the country gets personally invested with the results. Across the United States people from all backgrounds rush to get their brackets filled out to predict the NCAA Basketball Tournaments in hopes that their bracket will stay perfect.     It seems like every year March Madness gives us some of the biggest upsets in sports, and this year is no different. As a fan you could not ask for a better game than when we saw blue blood Kentucky, coached by legendary Coach Calipari, fall to an unknown 15 seed St. Peter's. I had no idea that St. Peters was a university but they scorched their names into March Madness history. St. Peter's will join the list of underdog schools like Stephen F. Austin,  UMBC, and Loyola of Chicago who shocked the country.  As me

     COMM 373 has been an interesting class so far, and we have covered many interesting topics. Cancel Culture is a topic that I enjoyed learning about because it is so prevalent in everyday life. Dr. Kennedy asked us interesting questions on the effectiveness of the practice and whether or not we think that cancelling someone is right. Furthermore, we watched a Ted Talk from Jon Ronson that shed light into the true effects of cancelling someone and how it destroys lives.      The least interesting topic so far was dissociative anonymity. I found this topic to be less interesting because I am familiar with the practice over social media because it is so prevalent. Growing up in the age of technology has made me far too familiar with people hiding behind a blank profile and using it to say harmful things. It is hard for me to relate to any practice like this because I believe that, if you won't say under your name, you probably shouldn't be saying it at all.     I would say th