The pressure to present a curated and perfect image on social media can overshadow the joy of a person's actual life, causing stress and anxiety. The constant comparison to others' over-the-top images can make even genuinely happy moments look ordinary.
Brad Turnwald's studies analyzed the nutritional content of the top grossing movies and the most influential people on Instagram and showed that up to 90% of influencers would fail the legal standards for advertising in the UK. Researchers like Ana Lemke also discuss the impact of social media and influencer culture on shaping beliefs and behaviors related to nutrition and substance abuse.
In the podcast "Main Accounts," Joanne McNeil revisits the early days of social media through a focus on MySpace, the first major social media company to rise and fall.
The host encourages listeners to tag him in their TikTok videos for a chance to be featured, and shares his love for wearing socks and sandals while eating hot, bagged sandwiches like White Castle.
The difficulties of trusting others to run your social media accounts and the benefits of automated posting are discussed.
A person talks about their past content on police brutality going viral on social media and how it provided real insight to people. They also mention how their content was recirculated during the pandemic.
TikTok star Bryce Hall discusses the misconception that he only became famous because of his good looks and explains the years of tedious work he put in to grow his following and his social media presence. He also talks about the Sway House movement and how they changed the perception of social media creators.
Young people believe that becoming an influencer on social media will lead to success and quick money, but this misconception can often lead to disappointment.
A deputy's social media presence is scrutinized after he is questioned by a lawyer representing the family of a man who died in his custody.
Donald Trump plans to create a new social media platform to provide an alternative to traditional media and censorship from big tech companies. The platform, yet to be named, has a potential valuation of $1.7 billion.
Maria Popova believes that people have a harder time with criticism when they feel misunderstood and the reactive culture on social media is toxic because people comment without taking the care to understand what is being said. She uses Buffer to schedule her Twitter, but she is cautious about Facebook comments and deletes them mercilessly if there's no humanity, patience, or thinking in them.
Social media can trigger negative emotions which cause a decline in mental health according to studies. The obsession with appearance has also penetrated through social channels over the internet, as people click more often on "how to look confident" than "how to be confident".
The guest on the podcast shares his Twitter handle and his goal to reach 100,000 followers by the end of the year.
In this episode, the host shares a personal story about seeking revenge on someone who annoyed her on social media, and how it reminded her of a soap opera quote.
Friends try to find a missing friend by logging into her social media accounts and dating platform, Tagged, to gather information to locate her whereabouts.
Learn about different ways to make your podcast stand out on social media and how to have an open relationship with your audience.
A new law in Utah will require parents to approve their child's use of social media, account by account. The law also allows parents to access their child's direct messages and other network activity, and requires social media companies to block minors' access to their accounts overnight unless a parent makes a change to the settings.
The rating system on Hot or Not dot com feels more explicit compared to other implicit rating systems like the People application. The podcasters discuss Koh Tao and the creation of the term "incels".
The host explores how love and connection, as well as social media platforms like Twitter, have changed the way people perceive debate and discussion. He shares how the desire for informal connections with his audience has impacted his own use of social media.
Social media platforms have become a great way to advertise products, but are destroying the platform's original purpose of being a way for people to communicate with each other. With the increase in information overload, there is a need for better tools to streamline the decision-making process.
The speaker shares their experience of creating a private social network in middle school, which unexpectedly became popular among their classmates.
Gary Vaynerchuk discusses how older executives are intimidated by social media and afraid of making mistakes, while acknowledging that the younger generation understands it very well.
The speaker observes common themes in social media profile photos, including women posing in bikinis with pizza or dogs and men posing with children to suggest financial stability.
This podcast episode discusses how parents struggle with the balance of sharing their children's lives on social media while ensuring their safety from potential dangers.
Many people blame social media for corrupting the dream of what the internet could do for the world, and computer scientist Jaron Lanier argues that it poses a real threat to a pluralistic society, with some fearing that it shapes our politics, societies, and even sense of reality.
In this episode, the speaker highlights the role of social media in politics and how platforms like Facebook and Twitter affect the overall political environment. The discussion also touches on the issue of Russian disinformation after the 2016 election.
In this segment, the speaker talks about his concern over a potential run on Twitter data similar to what happened with FTX. Additionally, he discusses a person's obsession with Nathan Fielder and their desire to be part of the Hollywood cool crowd.
Kelsey Turner, like many others, believed that social media could help her achieve the high-status and glamorous lifestyle she aspired to. In the age of virtual fame, the number of followers you have can determine your level of success.
The speaker highlights their role in bringing social media interactions to the air during broadcasts and shares an anecdote about a commercial they watched. The transcript also briefly mentions an interview with Ben Affleck about his latest film project.
In this episode, the hosts discuss the effects of social media on personal ideology and news consumption, highlighting the cognitive biases that frequently result from the platform's algorithmic reinforcement of users' interests and beliefs.
The speaker urges individuals to stop comparing their lives to what they see on social media, as it can lead to feelings of worthlessness and lack of motivation. Spending an hour a day on social media only reinforces the idea that everyone else's life is a party except for yours.
The speaker discusses facing harassment on Facebook and receiving an unjust sentence due to ineffective counsel in court.
The speaker shares her tactic for dealing with trolls, which involve going to their account and commenting on their personal pictures. She also plans to start calling out comments she receives and arguing back.
The speaker discusses the decision to keep relationships private on social media and highlights how this can show authenticity and depth of emotion. They also express difficulty in relating to celebrities who don't showcase their partners online.
The speaker discusses how social media harassment affected their life, including strange and disturbing messages sent to family members and the slow process of being doxxed.
The best way to challenge absurd or despicable messages in a network is to kill the message in your part of that network, says Ethan Zuckerman. He emphasizes that anxiety can be a motivating emotion, and social media can heighten it instead of alleviating it, making us more sensitive to deviations from normal patterns and rhythms.
The podcast host discusses how social media can influence people's bucket lists and shares his own views on what makes a good bucket list item.
The host shares how she was comparing her relationship with others on social media and realized the similarities between her boyfriend's and listeners' relationships. Additionally, she explains how she changed her planned episode due to not feeling like it was the right time to post it.
Comparing ourselves to others on social media can lead to feelings of loneliness, FOMO, and depression. Taking a moment to imagine ourselves as complete and lovable just as we are can help combat the negative effects of the comparing mind.
This Wondery series explores what happens when the world's wealthiest man acquires a powerful social media platform in the pursuit of free speech.
The speaker recounts a story of seeing a video on Facebook of influencer couples playing extreme pranks on each other, with one of the pranks involving a painful burning sensation.
The speaker discusses how the validation received from social media likes may affect relationships, specifically on how it might make a partner feel inadequate.
The speaker expresses fear of offending people on Twitter and facing backlash for past mistakes, while also expressing interest in attending concerts like Janet Jackson's.
Chelsea Handler reposted a TikTok made by a woman who had a break-in, and the TikTok went viral helping the woman get her account to 300,000 followers.
In the Wondery podcast "Flipping the Bird: Elon vs Twitter," host David Brown explores Elon Musk's unexpected bid to buy Twitter and the drama that followed as ex-employees, critics, and fellow CEOs denounced his actions.
The speaker talks about how in the future people will ask if you do social media like an anachronism, and describes the current level of social media as being on par with an eighth-graders' level of understanding.
The speaker talks about their own insecurities and habits around posting on Instagram, such as immediately deleting posts or feeling frustrated with weird DM requests.
A discussion about the similarities between Instagram's popular engagement photos and corporate ladder climbing is had, with a focus on the handmade aesthetic and a person's LinkedIn career timeline.
A discussion about the sometimes overwhelming nature of being part of a Facebook group for soccer moms and the need to establish clear communication and guidelines for sharing information.
The relentless and sometimes mean comments from people on social media when someone loses a pet can be devastating to those already grieving. Meanwhile, an ad interrupts the episode promoting Sleep Number beds that claim to improve your well-being in multiple ways.
