Social Media – Manassas Park Parks & Recreation

Latest Media Challenge for Teens Could be Lethal – by Tony Thomas

Well, here we are, almost a month into 2018 and we already have our first social media challenge that has gone viral. Unfortunately, this challenge is not fun and lighthearted like the mannequin challenge or the ice bucket challenge. The newest challenge that has captured teens’ interest across the country is the extremely dangerous act […]

January 24, 2018

Preferred Method of Social Media for Today’s Teens – by Tony Thomas

I work directly with teenagers, and I truly love hanging with the teens here at the Community Center. I find kids this age challenging but so rewarding at the same time. Recently, I was engaged in a conversation with several seventh and eighth grade teenagers who frequent many of the programs and classes we […]

November 16, 2017

How to Start Taking Better Photos Today – By Jason Shriner

Have you ever scrolled through your Facebook or Instagram feed and wondered how some people can take such beautiful pictures so effortlessly? You may shrug it off thinking that technology plays a large part in that, and while that’s true to a certain extent, the photographer is largely responsible for taking that perfect shot. You […]

January 4, 2017

Facebook Falls Short with Teens – By Patricia Chappel

“Facebook is old. Nobody uses Facebook anymore.” “Yeah, I have a Facebook, but I haven’t looked at it in weeks.” “The Rec has a blog? Who reads blogs?” In the world of social media one thing is for sure: nothing is ever constant. Change happens so often and so quick it can be difficult to […]

October 29, 2014

Category Archives: Social Media

Latest Media Challenge for Teens Could be Lethal – by Tony Thomas

Preferred Method of Social Media for Today’s Teens – by Tony Thomas

How to Start Taking Better Photos Today – By Jason Shriner

Facebook Falls Short with Teens – By Patricia Chappel