Colin Murphy

Category: Ramblings

  • Why Would You Show Me That?!

    Have you ever watched one video about a subject and then suddenly noticed that your entire social media feed seems to be about that subject? I’m dealing with this right now. I recently started a new job, which has got me researching various home improvement products. This has lead to my TikTok FYP doing its…

  • Combating Misinformation

    The Strategies of TikTok and Reddit Misinformation is one of the biggest problems facing social media platforms. False information does not have to be completely fabricated to be harmful. A misleading video, an old picture presented as a current event, or a real statistic taken out of context can spread just as quickly as something…

  • The First of Many?

    I have never Blogged before. I was around when Myspace was all the rage; but honestly Reddit and other forums always provided me with enough of an outlet that I didn’t see the point in a full on website dedicated to me. I’m not sure if my opinions are so drastically different that others will…