The nature of elections, especially primary elections, means that they are heavily dependent on the idea of momentum. Voters show up for candidates with “The Big Mo’” and capturing that momentum is the key to making or breaking an election. So how do you know when a candidate has momentum, and can that possibly predict […]
Sunday was International Women’s Day (IWD), and the conversation about the day online garnered more than 2.1 million mentions in a 24-hour span. The conversation truly was international, as more than 73% of the online chatter originated from outside of the United States. The United Kingdom (10.5%), Canada (4.2%), India (4.1%), Nigeria (3%) and Australia […]
On Monday, March 2nd the popular Brokerage App “Robinhood” crashed and was down almost all day due to a code mistake related to Leap Day. This coincided with a surge in the stock market resulting from the FED dropping rates after a run of market issues (you can read my previous post about Twitter’s reaction […]
2020 has gotten off to a rocking start! It’s hard for many to believe it is already March. Here in Social Studio, our staff has been busy bringing you insights into some of the biggest topics of the year including events from politics, entertainment, science, and popular culture. Here we spotlight a few of the […]
At this point, what hasn’t Dolly Parton done? The country music legend has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, won 10 Grammy awards, and two Academy Award nominations. And that’s not even getting to her having her own theme park, Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge. But what Parton has arguably had […]
In the early hours of March 3, the greater Nashville area was devastated by an estimated EF-3 tornado. Governor Bill Lee confirmed 25 people were killed and hundreds hospitalized, however, officials are still assessing the damage. “It is heartbreaking. We have had loss of life all across the state,” said Gov. Bill Lee, according to […]
Lynching in the U.S. is now considered a federal crime. The U.S. House passed H.R. 35 or the Emmett Till Antilynching Act in a 410-to-4 vote Feb. 26, according to The Washington Post. The passing of this legislation symbolizes the U.S. government’s intolerance for violent crimes against racially minoritized groups, particularly Black people within the […]
Ted was born March 2, 1904 to the son of German immigrants. He had a love for all art forms such as sculpting, oil painting and illustration. During high school, he worked as an editor for his school’s newspaper, the Central Recorder. Ted frequently wrote “articles, verse, humorous squibs, and occasional cartoons.” When the time […]
Last week (2/24 – 2/28) saw one of the largest stock market point drops in history as over $6 trillion in investments were wiped out amid fears of the Coronavirus. This drop has put the US market into correction territory as stocks are down over 10% from their all-time high. Time will tell if this […]
Antarctica What do you know about it? Aside from knowing that it is frozen and cold (recent and horrifying news aside). You might not know that it’s actually a fairly popular tourist attraction. Or that there are several countries with territorial claims on the world’s seventh continent. Or that although no one can really claim […]
