The White Paper! It’s finally DONE!
Filming and editing have wrapped for Social Recess, but our findings have taken on a life of their own. Check out the Social Recess White Paper It’s a strategic document […]
Filming and editing have wrapped for Social Recess, but our findings have taken on a life of their own. Check out the Social Recess White Paper It’s a strategic document […]
Social Recess is a live case study that challenges three young interns to reevaluate their relationship with social media by giving it up for three weeks. Follow their offline experience […]
Kait’s In truth, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what social recess has meant to me. After beginning with anxiety, sustaining with apathy, and ending in disappointment, the roller coaster has […]
Social Recess is over for our participants who survived 3 full weeks without social media! They finally log back on to check their notifications. How many new friend requests or […]
The girls hypothesize what to expect when they finally log back on social media. They explain what they are looking forward to the most. How many notifications will mean that […]
Our participants tell us all the things they wished they could’ve shared while on social recess, from tweets to pins to instagram pictures. You’re in for a ride with some […]
Recently, in an article by TechCrunch Reddit is viewed as the most up to date news source on the Aurora, Colorado shooting incident. The girls discuss whether it’s a good thing […]
Feeling creatively stifled in songwriting, Kait realizes the value of user-generated content. From tutorial videos to self-made youtube artists, social media makes learning more accessible and empowers nobodys to be […]
The girls rant about their frustrations without social media, from falling behind on news to losing the ability to mass-communicate their thoughts on cultural happenings.
Our participants discuss their habits on social media and whether it’s a time waster or time saver.
Our participants discuss the different motivations behind creating, sharing, and consuming content on social media. And perhaps there is a fine line between sharing versus creating.
Our participants discuss their thoughts and preferences on content sharing via social media.
Who would have thought that the act of disconnecting is actually more social than being disconnected? Not me, that’s for certain. In the beginning, I was convinced that being unplugged […]
Get to know Kait, Kelly, and Michelle who are giving up social media for 3 weeks. Learn about their background, social media habits and favorite sites.
Kait’s announced her surprise project, and now explains how the absence of social media has affected her creative process. To knock “Write a Club Banger” off my proverbial bucket list, […]
Do you feel more or less connected without social media?
What are you most nervous about giving up social media?
The best thing next to the one from Greys Anatomy: My name is Kait Walsh. A New Jersey native and Richmond student, you may be wondering what on earth I’m […]