Social Media & Fake News by Yasmeen Syazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98 GP en-us 2021-11-18 12:09:34 UTC 2025-04-10 16:01:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Users of Instagram in Brunei as of October 2021 yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899373734 There were 333 700 Instagram users in Brunei Darussalam in October 2021, which accounted for 72.9% of its entire population.

The majority of them were women - 58.6%.

The largest user group was between the ages of 25 and 34. (136 000).

The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where women lead by 20 600.
]]> 2021-11-18 12:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899373734 When and who created Instagram? yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899416317 Created on the 6th of October 2010.

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger co-founded Instagram, the world's largest picture sharing service.

Kevin was the co-founder of Instagram and served as the company's CEO for eight years before departing in September 2018 to pursue his next passion project. 

He is a computer programmer and entrepreneur from the United States.]]> 2021-11-18 12:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899416317 Tiktok??? yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899536806 The initial release was in September 2016.

The app started to gain attention in the early 2018.

Nowadays, more Bruneians are progressively creating TikToks to promote their businesses or even for leisure and entertainment.]]> 2021-11-18 13:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1899536806 Viral social media posts in Brunei yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901669777 His delectable-looking food posts made him a social media sensation. 

During the second wave of Covid-19, he generously supplied cookies and refreshments to the front-liners, which was quite thoughtful of him.

He has also gone viral on one of these Malaysian Instagram accounts that promotes cuisine, and many people have recognized him after then.


]]> 2021-11-19 08:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901669777 Why is this important? yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901680876 Your digital marketing approach effectively multiplies indefinitely when you utilize TikTok for business especially for Bruneians.

As a competent marketer, you should look for less intrusive ways and use engaging content to immediately capture the attention of your target audience.]]> 2021-11-19 09:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901680876 Fake news in Brunei yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901756135 On the 27th September 2021, following a "meeting" attended by high government officials, the Ministry of Health (MoH) suppressed viral posts and photographs on WhatsApp purporting that Brunei was planning to strengthen Covid-19 control measures for a "complete lockdown."

The ministry on its social media pages yesterday said that “the information currently circulating in social media is false”, while urging the public to stop disseminating the messages.

This act of disseminating information will confuse the community and cause worry and anxiety.
]]> 2021-11-19 09:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901756135 why people most likely to believe in Fake News yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901777564 It's difficult to verify facts, and fake news might be more entertaining.

There's also a big gap between what individuals think and what they'll share on social media, and it's mostly due to inattention rather than deliberate misinformation spread.

Fake news gets shared because it’s often inflammatory in some way. That makes it exciting and worth talking about it.]]> 2021-11-19 10:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1901777564 when the term 'fake news' was used? yasmeensyazwani https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1902271551 The term ‘fake news’ was brought into the spotlight in the 2016 US presidential race involving Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, where Donald Trump famously claimed accusations against him were merely ‘fake news.’

A large percentage of American adults have shared fake news on social media, data suggests. While 49% learned the information was false after they had shared it, 10% admit to being aware that the info was untrue at the time of posting.]]> 2021-11-19 15:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmeensyazwani/wd18yd6ne3bloh98/wish/1902271551