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All content by SAM KING

Digital media bubble is an issue

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Feb 14, 2019
Opinion columnist Sam King writes about Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba and their recent success on the Chinese Holiday Singles Day. King believes that it will only be a matter of time before they join the U.S. market.

Alibaba will give Amazon a run for its money

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Nov 15, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the recent effort by Snapchat to increase voter registration numbers in the 18-24 age group.

Using Snapchat as a tool to recruit voters

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Nov 1, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King shares his opinion on the new AT&T streaming service that was just unveiled for 2019 and how he thinks the market for streaming services is becoming oversaturated.

Streaming market is becoming too saturated

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Oct 18, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the benefits of Spotifys new program that allows free uploading of music for independent artists.

Spotify supporting indie artists

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Sep 24, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the recent EU Articles 11 and 13 and the impact they would have on the United States in addition to Europe.

EU articles harm free speech

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Sep 17, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the controversy surrounding shadowbans and censoring users on social media.

Alex Jones ban a good thing

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Sep 10, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the future of solar farms and the use of sustainable energy around the world.

Future of solar power is bright

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Aug 23, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses positive aspects of social media amidst the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The pros and cons of social media

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Apr 12, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King takes a look at the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal that impacted Facebook users last week.

FB data breach impacts users

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Apr 2, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the tendency to blame violent media and video games in the wake of mass shootings.

Stop blaming violent media

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Mar 22, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King pens a column discussing the recent Snapchat update and its impact on the apps rivalry with Instagram.

Snapchat update sees backlash

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Feb 22, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergs recent promise to remove false news stories from the popular social networking site.

Figuring out the future of Facebook

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Feb 8, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the recent news that Facebook plans to launch a video game streaming service.

Facebook to push video game streaming

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Jan 29, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses what he sees as an increasing divide in the reception of film and TV shows between critics and audience members, as was the case with the polarizing Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Critics and audiences divided

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Jan 18, 2018
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses Disneys recently announced plans to release a new trilogy of Star Wars films after Episode IX.

Star Wars receives ‘Marvel Treatment’

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Dec 4, 2017
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the recently announced Amazon Key, a service that allows Amazon Prime members to have a delivery person place their package inside their home to protect from theft and weather damage.

Amazon Key: convenient or creepy?

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Nov 6, 2017
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses Googles recently announced hands-free camera, the Google Clips, and the privacy concerns related to the new technology.

Google Clips raises privacy concerns

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Oct 30, 2017
Opinion columnist Sam King takes a look at the recent upsurge in Netflix original series, such as the popular show Stranger Things.

Netflix finds continued success in originals

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Oct 19, 2017
Opinion columnist Sam King discusses Disneys recently announced streaming service, set for launch in 2019.

Disney set to launch own streaming service

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist
Oct 12, 2017
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