A slice of chocolate cake, a present under the Christmas tree or a fluffy blanket on a cold winter night...these are instances where bigger is always better. It is quite common for people to get an extra ‘pep in there step’ when they achieve a goal such as 1000 followers on Instagram. However, this achievement does not necessarily fall under bigger is better.
Gaining a high number of followers is a problematic myth constructed by social media companies, as it is the...
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Near the end of 2019, it was announced that the social media giant, Facebook, was contemplating the removal of the Like count from both its Instagram & Facebook platforms. Social users would still able to Like content that appealed to them, however, the number of individuals who Liked the same postings would not be visible. The alpha Like removal test was thus launched in a number of countries to observe what effect the removal would have on the engagement & overall performance of the...