Social Media Courses

Web Summit

The Legacy of Social Media

Social media stars discuss strategies for sustained success, brand collaborations, and transitioning to traditional media while maintaining their online presence.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CAE in Cybersecurity Community

Russia's Internet Research Agency and Social Media Influence in U.S. Elections

Explore Russia's social media influence on U.S. public opinion during the 2016 election and how Americans unknowingly supported disinformation activities.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Simple Attribution in Social Media and Websites

Learn techniques for attributing content on social media and websites, focusing on practical methods to identify sources and verify information online.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Royal Institution

There is No Algorithm for Truth - Science Communication in the Age of Social Media

Explore science communication in the social media era with Tom Scott. Discover challenges of internet popularity, view counts vs. truth, and insights from a successful YouTuber and educator.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

Fight Fire with Fire: Hacktivists' Take on Social Media Misinformation

Explore hacktivists' perspectives on combating social media misinformation through interviews, revealing strategies like deplatforming, doxing, and promoting information literacy.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Embracing Social Media Helped Stop Hackers and Save the World

Discover how leveraging social media can enhance cybersecurity efforts, prevent hacking attempts, and make a positive global impact in this insightful presentation from BSidesLV 2013.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

TheCoderCoder

Social Media Dashboard with Dark-Light Toggle

Learn to build a responsive social media dashboard with dark/light mode toggle, focusing on research, planning, accessibility, Sass, BEM methodology, and JavaScript implementation.

• YouTube
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Milken Institute

Social Media and the Social Contract - Which Comes First?

Experts discuss challenges facing social media companies, including disinformation, profitability, and ethical concerns, exploring solutions for a more responsible digital landscape.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Awesome Open Source

Amazing Mastodon Clients for You to Use to Access a Truly Open Social Media Platform and Fediverse

Explore three Mastodon clients for accessing the Fediverse: a browser-based option, the Tut terminal interface, and a desktop application, with tips on choosing the right Mastodon server.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Full Stack React & Firebase Tutorial - Build a social media app

Build a full-featured social media app using React, Firebase, Redux, Express, and Material-UI. Learn backend development, user authentication, image uploads, notifications, and cloud functions deployment.

• freeCodeCamp
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Switching Dark-Light Mode with JS and CSS Custom Properties - FEM Social Media Dashboard, Part 5

Learn to implement a dynamic dark/light mode toggle using JavaScript and CSS custom properties, considering system preferences and local storage for a seamless user experience.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How I Set Up a Real-World Website Project - FEM Social Media Dashboard, Part 2

Learn to set up a real-world website project using Sass/SCSS, JS, and Gulp in VS Code. Follow along as the instructor builds a Frontend Mentor challenge from scratch, covering repository creation, file setup, and workflow optimization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Build a Social Media App with Django – Python Web Framework Tutorial

Develop a fully-functional social media application using Python Django, covering user authentication, profiles, posts, likes, follows, and search functionality.

• freeCodeCamp
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

React / GraphQL Course - Build a social media app (MERNG Stack)

Build a full-stack social media app using MongoDB, Express, React, Node, and GraphQL. Learn server setup, user authentication, CRUD operations, and deployment to Heroku and Netlify.

• freeCodeCamp
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

JavaScript Mastery

Build and Deploy a Full Stack MERN Social Media App with Auth, Pagination, Comments

Learn to build a full-stack MERN social media app with authentication, pagination, comments, and more. Master industry-standard practices and deploy a responsive application.

• YouTube
• 7 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video