Matthew Pittman

Hey social media scholars! I need some suggestions :) @academic-chatter.bsky.social

I'm teaching a graduate-level course on social media, technology, and society for the first time since 2022. I need some updated (or just canonical) readings(students are mostly ad, pr, comm studies, info science)

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Pitch meeting is my favorite YouTube channel and their latest video making fun of #waroftheworlds it’s so freaking funny youtu.be/2fhLdREPEF4?...

"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report published on Monday into conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities."

@academic-chatter.bsky.social My co-author and I decided this is the best way to announce an article on advertising fun

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Just sent you a little something. Good luck!

Are you researching social media and what makes online conversations healthy? If so, take a look at our new Civility Analyzer!

I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:

- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue

Working title: Love is Double-Blind

Practicing with AI Education Podcast · Series · Hippo Education Presents: Practicing with AI -- conversations about medicine, AI, and the people navigating both. Join Vicky Pittman, a practicing clinician, and Rob Taves...

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My wife hosted her company’s first AI podcast for #medical practitioners! No matter your field there is lots of useful tidbits about how to busy use ai tools in your field 🎉🤙🏽🤖

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

YouTube video by GoPro Grandpa A “memorable” day on Memorial Day!!!

my father-in-law is a grandpa influencer, you should follow him:
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How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid? It’s not unusual in the social media era for young people to become famous. But fame is complicated – especially when you’re still growing and forming your identity.

If kids want to get famous, here is a little piece I wrote for @theconversation.com on how they can do it:

theconversation.com/how-does-a-p...

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

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surf contests should have this kind of wipeout potential more often:
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I found this 1 star review on rate my professors the second to last week of class, so the last day of class I got everyone ice cream, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, temporary tattoos, and @utvolshop.bsky.social brought some stuffed animals and stress balls

#instacart has a sense of humor when recommending items

the little setup they have in that warehouse with little living rooms "sets" is so cute. like an idea showroom with great CFB players. i wonder if girlfriends were more common when they were in their own homes (and before all the viral/cringey videos)? #nfldraft

I'm not Jewish, so I don't know. Is it reassuring when the government texts you asking if you're a Jew?

I offer unlimited extra credit in my classes, which kind of sounds extreme, but students rarely take full advantage of it. One of the upsides is working with the student to create novel assignments that are useful/relevant and educate us both 😊

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The CFPB Has Been Gutted The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally-mandated agency.

A victory for scammers.

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has been gutted by @makenakelly.bsky.social

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Green Advertising on Instagram Versus TikTok: Construal Level Moderates Processing Fluency and Environmental Commitment Green advertising is essential for brands who want to keep up with consumers’ increasing expectations of sustainability, and social media accounts for larger and larger portions of advertising budg...

Happy to announce a new pub with Tombras school Ph.D. Student Qinran Li in the Journal of Interactive Advertising, among the first to use AI (chatGPT) as a research method:

Greene advertising on Instagram versus TikTok

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My nine-year-old nephew sent me the best birthday card I’ve ever received and it’s not even close #partyhard

And for 2.8 seconds, I legitimately thought the world was about to end

MIGHTY DUCKS TRYOUTS

i think he does, in fact, have MANY issues

i don't know what #3 was but the pause takes it to the top of the cringe-o-meter

hahahah silly voices are very cringe, nice work!!!

So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?

My name is Matthew Childs pittman and I endorse this petition