If you recognize the title, you, sir, are a true patron of the internet.
This is the tagline for reddit, a popular social network based on posts by community members in specific categories called subreddits, notated by "/r/" before its name. These subreddits range from the humor of /r/funny to the in-depth discussions of /r/LeagueofLegends to the random ideas of /r/showerthoughts. If you have an interest, there is a subreddit for it with an active community behind it.
Reddit is one of the best sources of news on the internet, giving headlines from numerous perspectives with surprising celerity. With controversial headlines always comes debate, though, and you can often find these debates in the comments (with the occasional humorous insight or irrelevant comment).
On of the advantages of reddit as a social media site is the ability to see a feed of posts from your list of subscribed subreddits to get posts most relevant to you or view the day's top posts from all subreddits in which you can explore topics that you aren't usually exposed to.
Reddit is one of, if not the best, social media site of the entire internet with its huge, (mostly) friendly community and numerous sub-communities that make up the fan base of numerous topics.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
The Music of 2014- Love It and Hate It
From the overplayed "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea and "Pompeii" by Bastille to the emotional "All of Me" by John Legend and "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, the music of 2014 will forever live in our hearts and playlists.
Despite the numerous political, social, and military struggles that appeared during 2014, we were all able to join together to sing along to (or mutually hate) the music of the year. Hopefully 2015 sees the release of many more hits that will have us dancing in our seats.
To start this post with a bang, we have some of the most infamous songs of 2014. Let us all remember "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj, which dropped with a splash due to its risque music video (Oh god. Oh god, why.), the dreaded "Let it Go" and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from the 2013 movie Frozen, which left fathers and older brothers in agony, and "Selfie" by the Chainsmokers, which gave a humorous perspective to popular culture.
Next we have some of the greatest songs of the year. Yet sometimes overplayed, these songs truly gave 2014 its tone. "Happy" by Pharrell and "Rude" by Magic often had us involuntarily muttering lyrics whenever they came on the radio, "Timber" by Pitbull and "Summer" by Calvin Harris gave us something to bounce to, and "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic and "Animals" by Maroon 5 had us trying to hit those high notes (often very unsuccessfully) .
To close, we have some of my favorite songs of 2014 (yes, some released in late 2013). "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit, "Wake me Up" and "Hey Brother" by Avicii, and "Stay the Night" by Zedd, and "Faded" by Zhu populate my mainstream favorites. Some of my less popular favorites include the long-awaited Neon Future album by Steve Aoki, numerous songs by Make Acid including "Power Bomb" and his "Ain't it Fun" remix, and everything posted on the Proximity youtube channel (I have found most of my favorite songs on this channel, hence its tagline "Your Favorite Music You Haven't Heard Yet.") .
Despite the numerous political, social, and military struggles that appeared during 2014, we were all able to join together to sing along to (or mutually hate) the music of the year. Hopefully 2015 sees the release of many more hits that will have us dancing in our seats.
Just as a little late Christmas gift, here are the links to a soundcloud user/youtube playlist of slowed-down versions of Nicki Minaj songs that sound like a "gay" Jay-Z is singing them (their words, not mine). I recommend "Slowships" and "Super Slow." You will not be disappointed. :P
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