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Category Archives: internet social media

TikTok: a hotbead for companion animal cruelty crazes

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2020

NEWS AND OPINION – INTERNET SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok is a very fast growing online social media business having acquired over 1.5 million users in 3 years. It is owned by a Chinese business: ByteDance. It seems to me that its … Continue reading →

Posted in internet social media | Tagged animal abuse, human to cat relationship, social media, tiktok | Leave a reply

Betrayal trauma: The pain of heartbreak is losing yourself

PoC avatarPosted on October 22, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 12, 2019

Betrayal trauma is a topic I’m very much interested in. In part, because I’ve experienced it this year and I believe most of the readers also have at some point in their life. The summer of 2018 was a scary … Continue reading →

Posted in internet social media | Tagged compassion fatigue, social media, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 12 Replies

Let’s talk about Robert Simmons, responsibility and the sweet kitty he couldn’t leave behind

PoC avatarPosted on September 17, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 17, 2018

Let’s talk about Robert Simmons, responsibility and the sweet kitty he couldn’t leave behind when New Bern, North Carolina suffered devastating flooding during Hurricane Florence. Michael posted the original article here on PoC. The photos credited to Andrew Carter have … Continue reading →

Posted in internet social media | Tagged cat rescue, disasters, facebook, Facebook viral, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 2 Replies

Are our smartphones listening to us in order to recommend pet products?

PoC avatarPosted on March 22, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorMarch 22, 2018

Are our smartphones listening to us in order to recommend pet products? Or any products, for that matter. The answer may surprise you. According to a May 2016 post by Independent.co.uk, Facebook has admitted their app does listen in “but only as … Continue reading →

Posted in internet social media | Tagged facebook, google, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Essay on Why Social Media Is Bad

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2018 by Michael BroadJanuary 5, 2018

This essay on why social media is bad covers well-known topics but the views expressed are mainly personal. Former president Barak Obama recently expressed a fear that social media can lead to a balkanization of our society. There are many other negative aspects amongst the equally numerous good points of this expanding phenomenon.

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Posted in internet social media | Tagged essay, social media | 5 Replies

Would you reject a marriage proposal if your potential spouse doesn’t accept your pet?

PoC avatarPosted on September 19, 2016 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 20, 2016

Would you reject a marriage proposal if your potential spouse doesn’t accept your pet? The story of an arranged marriage between a woman in Bangalore and a prospective husband in New Delhi has gone viral after a conversation came up … Continue reading →

Posted in internet social media | Tagged Facebook viral, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, Twitter viral | 15 Replies

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