On The Tonight Show, the internet's most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes revealed that one detail that kept them from finding a mate with their #WhyImSingle tweets. The Twitter trend #WhyImSingle emerged this week, where people revealed the insanely hilarious reasons they're still single. In typical Jimmy Fallon fashion, he decided to read the most hilarious reasons on The Tonight show.
Twitter user Wawa_iki wrote, "When I held the door the girl I had a crush on. She said " Thank you," then I jumpled up "You're welcome" with "No problem" and said "Your problem!"#WhyImSingle.
As part of the widespread #DeleteUber protest that erupted on social media more than 200,000 Uber accounts were deleted, according to a report from The New York Times. The size and scale of the protest is immense, and the mounting pressure was what led to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stepping down from his position on President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council (Statt, 2017).
The hashtag #DeleteUber began trending on social media when many people were upset by Uber’s response to Donald Trump’s controversial immigration order. Many customers demanded that Uber delete their accounts, and they went on Facebook and Twitter to encourage their friends to do the same thing.The protest was inspired by Uber’s decision to disable surge pricing around New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in response to a taxi drivers’ strike spurred by the Trump order. Uber deserved this. The specific rap against them was unfair, but the company’s behavior has long been opportunistic. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has only himself to blame for the fact that so many Uber customers were ready to believe the worst about his company. References:
Trump, the new president of the United States, took to Snapchat to share two videos of his drive from the White House to the inauguration ceremony. Trump's account is categorized as an official story, meaning that the account is verified by Snapchat. It also means he receives a special emoji next to his name. While presidential candidates and other politicians opted for the American flag, Trump's account has a flying money sign (Burgess, 2017). Since winning the election, thousands of people took to the streets to protest at a vicious upsurge in racist, sexist and homophobic incidents across the country since his election win. Recently, after months of talk during the presidential campaign and in the lead up to his inauguration, Donald Trump appears set to take action on his promises to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and to expel immigrants in the US illegally (Burgess, 2017). References: Burgess, O. (2017, January 17). Brace Yourself: Donald Trump
is Now on Snapchat Too. Retrieved January 29, 2017, from http://www.complex.com/life/2017/01/donald-trump-joins-snapchat
Antonio Brown gave fans an inside look of what is discussed
in a NFL locker room after a huge win against the Chiefs to reach the AFC Championship
game. Brown captured dancing teammates and a speech by Steelers Head Coach Mike
Tomlin. The Facebook Live video had more than 1.1 million views and 20,000
shares before it was deleted according to NFL.com
In my opinion, professional athletes are accustom to being
in the spotlight and judged for every decision they make on and off the playing
field/court. If you turn on the news or scroll through social media you will
find something, either good or bad regarding a professional athlete. These
platforms allow athletes the chance to make an impact on societal and cultural
issues. Athletes can reach and engage a must larger audience by using their
fame and the spotlight they receive on a daily basis but they just have to make
sure they are using their fame and exposure in a positive light.
Antonio Brown, apologized for posting the video stating "I
let my emotions and genuine excitement get the best of me, and I wanted to
share that moment with our fans," Brown said on his Twitter account.
"It was wrong of me to do, against team and NFL policy, and I have
apologized to Coach Tomlin and my teammates for my actions.
