User talk:Rissanicole

The digital life in Columbus is very much prospering and growing today. Social media impacts many Columbus residents, and this contributes to the digital 'life'. Columbus residents are more concerned with how many 'likes' and 'comments' they get on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, and other popular social media websites so much to the point where social media IS their life. This means that they do not notice the life in front of them: nature, people, historical sites and places, tangible activities and feelings that come with doing things in the real world versus the digital world. Yik Yak, a mobile app, is a prime example of digital life because it sites in on someone's area zip-code, and reveals to them what the people in the same city, school, work place, etc are saying about them in a anonymous post. However, it is not always a negative thing. Digital life in Columbus has been a great way to advertise and reach out to other 'lives' in other cities. Columbus State University has been growing in it's social life and it's benefit has been connecting with students at their forte: social media.