Ice bucket challenge, mannequin challenge, name it all, social media can come up with craziest idea to be famous. Now, we have the Four Fingers Challenge on the hashtag #4fingerschallenge. #4FingersChallenge has been storming many social media platforms from Facebok, Twitter, Instagram and many more by people posing their hands with four fingers. In order to participate this challenge, one should hide a single finger and use cleverly shoot a photo in order to create an illusion of a hand having four fingers. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=595296870668070&set=a.143133779217717.1073741866.100005632873013&type=3&theater https://twitter.com/stevehanash/status/826754367785164800 The challenge may look simple, but it is not easy to do it. Most people hide the pointing finger or the pinky finger. Either which is fine as long as the picture does not look too obvious. Here is a tutorial video on how to do the … [Read more...] about #4FingersChallenge: The Latest Social Media Craze
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#BlackandWhiteChallenge takes over Social Media
You might heard of the trend "Be Careful Who You Bully Challenge" or the "Nature Photography Challenge". Now, here is a new hashtag that takes over social media platforms from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumbler, to Pinterest. They call it #BlackandWhiteChallenge. This trend is mostly a photography thing. People joining on the bandwagon posts pictures of themselves or other objects within 30 days to showcase their photography skills. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJmb8I4g-4p/ https://twitter.com/iamghill/status/769110246484738048 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1073732385996307&set=a.319433611426192.62958.100000786668197&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=758050877631114&set=a.389940664442139.1073741831.100002786256667&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208805889483286&set=a.1513626279336.2070636.1194800673&type=3&theater Black and White photos is not a new thing. In fact, long … [Read more...] about #BlackandWhiteChallenge takes over Social Media
The Science of Internet Trolls [Video Review]
A smartly illustrated video in Youtube explained briefly "The Science of Internet Trolls". The video was upload by Asap SCIENCE -- a channel where they weekly uploaded scientific explanations of some social or natural phenomena. Before showing the video, it should be pointed out that "troll" here does not mean a green mythical creature. Rather, something which closer to the classic verb meaning. Merriam-Webster Dictionary says: Troll : to fish with a hook and line that you pull through the water : to search for or try to get (something) : to search through (something) Applying it to the context of the internet, trolling is something not really far fetched. First, watch the short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zxy_dScjsM The short visual presentation highlights the following important points: 1.) Internet Trolls consist of 5.6% of people on the comment section. 2.) People behind internet trolls show "dark traits" of psychopathy, narcissism, … [Read more...] about The Science of Internet Trolls [Video Review]
#FlyFreePamana Resurfaced after Philippine Eagle Shot Dead
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is the country's national bird declared by Pres. Fidel Ramos last 1995. It is also called the "monkey eating eagle." Among bird lovers and environmentalist, it is considered one of the biggest and most beautiful species of birds. The eagle is endemic to the Philippines found only in the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao. In celebration of the Philippine Independence Day last June 12, the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) released an eagle in captivity called "Pamana" to the wild. The name "Pamana", by the way, is derived from a Tagalog word which means "legacy" or "inheritance" signifying that in returning the eagle back to its natural habitat, Filipinos will respond in taking care of the environment and wildlife. Unfortunately, much to the horror of everyone, Pamana was reported to be shot dead in Mindanao last August 16. Metal fragments were found inside its body and it was believed that the defenseless bird was shot … [Read more...] about #FlyFreePamana Resurfaced after Philippine Eagle Shot Dead
A Must Watch Video about Cyberbullying and Online Harassment
Just last March this year, Monica Lewinsky delivered an inspiring and thought provoking speech in Ted. She talked about her experiences being shamed and humiliated. If you don't know her, she was the woman involved in a love affair scandal with former US president Bill Clinton last 1998. After 17 long years of enduring public embarrassment, she took the courage to stand on the prestigious stage discussing cyberbullying and online harassment. She stated several cases of youth victims taking their own lives because of so much social pressure due to some post circulating online. The landscape of getting information becomes very fast and convenient that people can have anytime and anywhere. The internet becomes a machine invented by human beings that has gone out of control, by the inventors has no means of fixing it. The arrival of the media -- social media by extension -- changes our culture. It has affected our values as a person. It has connected people in unimaginable ways. … [Read more...] about A Must Watch Video about Cyberbullying and Online Harassment