aloeyogurt and moonstone7 The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Osaka area on June 18th. It severely damaged the infrastructure, causing at least 5 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Facing the disaster, people utilised SNS in several ways, which shows its pros and cons. For instance, Twitter was used as a powerful, real-time information source. Among many […]
The Hidden Side of “Instagenic”
By yukimaru and snk816 “Do you have an Instagram account?” You have probably been asked this question at least once by a friend or colleague, especially if you are young. Instagram is one of the most popular social networking sites, with up to 500 million active users (Data in September, 2017). Many users try hard […]
France’s new Malian hero given French Citizenship
by zaowaan and kamataaaa What if you see a little child hanging from a balcony? Will you call for a rescue? Will you just look at the child? Will you take pictures and tweet them? Or will you climb up and try to save the child? In Paris, Mamoudou Gassama, who is from Mali, saved […]