Guest Commentary: The Future of Violence Is Digital

Online beefs are behind an increasing amount of violence in Philly. A local resident and teacher wonders what police can do to stop it—and what responsibility social media giants should face

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Guest Commentary: Sprinting Toward Gomorrah

A woman’s rape on the El—while other riders did nothing but hold up their cameras—forces a Gen Z’er to confront the dehumanizing consequences of lives lived on social media.

By Jemille Q. Duncan

The TikTok Doc

Austin Chiang, self-professed “medical mythbuster,” is changing the way people get their (correct, research-based) health information … and absolutely killing it on social media.

By Christine Speer Lejeune

How Do You Heal?

A group of Drexel doctors have launched a social media campaign to learn, and share, stories about healing from trauma. It’s something we need now more than ever

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Social Media for…Good?

With her grassroots nonprofit, Buddy Project, Drexel student Gabby Frost is helping youth in Philly and around the world feel less alone

By Jessica Blatt Press

Saturdays are for Small Businesses

Every week, marketing agency Momentum Digital shares digital literacy with small Philly businesses

By Colin Lodewick

Gaming for Good

A local family’s Facebook game has encouraged more than 4 million people to do 40 million good deeds, both real and virtual

By Emma Copley Eisenberg