Adam Brown Social Media Command Center

  • Negative Sentiment on Social Media about Trump’s National Emergency

    Posted by Ying Xiong On February 14, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to get more federal budget for the border wall. From February 14 to15, 624,000 tweets involved in the topic discussion on Twitter. The online debate reached a peak twice in the past two days: one was on February 14 at 4…

  • Amazon’s pullout

    Posted by James Zhang February 14, on Valentine’s day, a tech giant company was on the headline of the press. Facing an unexpected backlash from lawmakers, progressive activists, and union leaders, Amazon has canceled its plan on establishing a large headquarter campus in Queens, New York City. E-commerce giant’s decision has been arguably viewed as…

  • Happy Valentine’s Day!

    Posted by Brandy Mmbaga That’s right! It is the day of Love. Valentine’s day is celebrated every single year on February 14th. On this day, people typically purchase candy (mainly chocolates), flowers, cards, and stuffed animals for someone they love or may want to pursue a romantic relationship with. Restaurants are generally jammed pack with couples…

  • Annual GRAMMY Awards

    Posted by James Zhang February 10, 2019, will be a big festival for all musicians across the nation. On this Sunday, the 61 st Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California. This spectacular musical event will also be broadcast live on the CBS television network at 8 p.m. ET. Before…

  • Winter Storm

    Posted by Cassandra Huang It’s getting warmer this week. However, everyone must still remember that we had our first snow in 2019 at Knoxville last week. The storm made UT campus a beautiful white iced world. However, at the meanwhile, lots of states are suffering for the severe snowstorms this winter. As we can see in…

  • Super Bowl Commercials

    Posted by James Zhang The Super Bowl final is on Sunday. Fans of football have already been crazy about it. In addition to sports itself, people across the nation are also passionate about another significant element of spectacular Super Bowl event: commercials. Here are what people say on social media regarding the Super Bowl Commercials.…

  • Are you ready for some football?

    Posted by Brandy Mmbaga I hope you are! Because this weekend marks the annual clash of the best two teams in the league- SUPER.BOWL.SUNDAY. This year, Super Bowl LIII will be taking place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, February 3rd at 6:30p. The New England Patriots will be taking on the Los…

  • Howard Schultz might run for president

    Posted by Ying Xiong Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in an interview with 60 Minutes on January 27, 2019, that he is “seriously thinking of running for president.” Trump responded to his potential competitor and tweeted on January 28, 2019, that Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run and making bizarre claims that he…

  • Venezuelan Presidential Crisis

    Posted by Cassandra Huang During the past several days, lots of things happen in the US and all over the world. Despite the government reopening on Monday, the other news that keeps attracting people’s attention is the Presidential Crisis in Venezuela since January 10th. The current president is Nicolás Maduro who won the election on…

  • Government shutdown

    Posted by James Zhang The government shutdown does occur when Congress fails to pass bills or continuing resolutions to fund federal government operations. It is not uncommon at all in the U.S. history. As of January 25, a 35-days shutdown of the U.S. federal government continues, when Congress did not meet president Trump’s demand for…