Social Media · IOJ https://onlinejournalism.in/category/social-media/ A Global South view of digital journalism Online ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/12/05/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-%e2%88%92-and-more-hateful-%e2%88%92-messages/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/12/05/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-%e2%88%92-and-more-hateful-%e2%88%92-messages/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:43:15 +0530 Threads suffers precipitous fall in user engagement https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/07/24/threads-suffers-precipitous-fall-in-user-engagement/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/07/24/threads-suffers-precipitous-fall-in-user-engagement/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:41:51 +0530 The platform which was launched as a Twitter-killer is already witnessing teething troubles, but is proving sceptics of its long-term viability right. Why Open Graph tags are necessary for news websites? https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/05/09/why-open-graph-tags-are-necessary-for-news-websites/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2023/05/09/why-open-graph-tags-are-necessary-for-news-websites/ Tue, 09 May 2023 12:42:36 +0530 The use of Open Graph tags are necessary as social media platforms continue to remain important sources of traffic for news websites. Since Mastodon also recognise OG tags, they will continue to be useful. Asian influencers reach for the stars https://onlinejournalism.in/2022/03/31/asian-influencers-reach-for-the-stars/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2022/03/31/asian-influencers-reach-for-the-stars/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:13:47 +0530 Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones? https://onlinejournalism.in/2021/11/11/are-people-lying-more-since-the-rise-of-social-media-and-smartphones/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2021/11/11/are-people-lying-more-since-the-rise-of-social-media-and-smartphones/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:11:12 +0530 A seminal 2004 study was among the first to investigate the connection between deception rates and technology. What does a 2021 update show? What caused the unprecedented Facebook outage? The few clues point to a problem from within https://onlinejournalism.in/2021/10/06/what-caused-the-unprecedented-facebook-outage-the-few-clues-point-to-a-problem-from-within/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2021/10/06/what-caused-the-unprecedented-facebook-outage-the-few-clues-point-to-a-problem-from-within/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:23:12 +0530 The Facebook prime minister: how Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand's most successful political influencer https://onlinejournalism.in/2020/09/05/the-facebook-prime-minister-how-jacinda-ardern-became-new-zealands-most-successful-political-influencer/ https://onlinejournalism.in/2020/09/05/the-facebook-prime-minister-how-jacinda-ardern-became-new-zealands-most-successful-political-influencer/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:52:47 +0530 So begins a 2020 campaign message posted by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She speaks directly into her phone at day’s end, in a comfortable sweatshirt and with tousled hair, inviting Instagram viewers into her home as she lays out plans for the week ahead.