Facebook Privacy Spam
Video Source: Collegehumor.com Recently your Facebook friends may have posted something that looks like legal jargon to their timeline There were many variations that sprung up but the majority of timeline posts read as such- “For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless […]
Is Facebook adding more stress in your social life?
The University of Edinburgh’s business school just released a report that the more friends you have online, the more stress you have. The reason being is the fear that you might offend someone. As social media grows to include one seventh of the worlds population, people circles are rapidly joining. This includes those that you might not […]
Google search: friend or foe?
Recently, Harris Interactive conducted a Google consumer study on behalf of BrandYourself.com. An online survey regarding their Google search habits was filled out by 2, 570 US adults. The study found that 86% of people use a Google search engine to find out more information about another. Almost a third of US adults have searched […]
Election 2024
Despite residing in Canada, the battle for President of the United States was inescapable thanks to Facebook and social media. It was common for friends of friends to wage comment wars. Despite an individual’s political beliefs, one thing everyone could be excited about was the end of the election related interactions on social media. Social […]
Is Google redefining the meaning of research?
The Washington DC based think tank the Pew Internet Research Center just released a study about the educational impact of the internet. Titled How Teens do research in the Digital World, the study takes aim on how the internet is changing students and their perception towards education. The surveys were conducted over March and April […]
Predditors, Redditors and the repercussions of “free speech”.
Anonymity is difficult to achieve in today’s media driven world. Names are no longer simply matched with faces but also Twitter accounts, Linkedin resumes and of course Facebook profiles. Sites are slowly bringing together online and offline personas. The Internet giant YouTube is attempting to coax commenters into revealing their identities by connecting through Google […]
Twitter-induced panic for UBC Athletics
According to campus newspaper The Ubyssey, Twitter account @UBCDimeWatch was deleted yesterday, after allegations were made against student athletes regarding their involvement with the Twitter feed and its corresponding website. The Twitter account, said to contain non-consensual photos of and suggestive comments about UBC’s “dimes” – (attractive women worthy of top scores on the infamous […]
In the wake of Amanda Todd’s death: it’s time for us to wake up
All of last week and still today, my social media feeds have been flooded with news of and reflections on Amanda Todd’s story. According to the National Post, the 15-year old Coquitlam student took her life on Wednesday as a result of a cyberbullying campaign that first took its form when she was in Grade […]
Boston T People: A Facebook page celebrating Boston’s most laughable commuters
As a commuter student, I can only admit that I do not always look and feel my personal best while on public transit. A lady from Boston named Erika has all too evidently come to a similar conclusion of the MBTA (Boston’s version of TransLink) and its passengers, creating the “Boston T People” Facebook page. […]
Photos of student athletes offensively altered and shared online
Some University of Alberta students have found the transition back to school a little more strained than most, after several of their photos were recently taken from social media sites, altered to include sexually explicit captions, and shared online. A report by CBC News discloses that the students, mostly female members of the U of […]
