social media
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Beloved social media application, Vine, comes to a tragic end
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If you’ve never made one, you’ve definitely spent hours scrolling through them. Vine was one of the most popular video sharing services that left people wondering where the time went. To think looping six-second videos could take up so much time, Vine reinvented the concept of delivering content through lengthy videos. For being so short,…
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Unsigned: constant cellphone connections are contaminating
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This week, we received an anonymous “Letter to the Editor” from a student who was concerned with making meaningful relationships. This student, rather than wanting to be printed in the paper, wished to spark a discussion and highlight the dangers of our frivolous small talk. Sparked by this student’s letter, we decided the best course…
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Social media is the new diary
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I know you’ve heard it all before: “There’s a world beyond your screen!” “Such superficiality is creating unrealistic expectations!” “We’re living in a mode of constant comparison!” “Newsfeeds are a battle zone for external validation!” “Sound the sirens! Our children are losing touch with their reality!” Sound dramatic? Maybe so. But amongst social media’s hyperactive…
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Brock Turner and his father’s pathetic plea
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Last week, social media seemed to explode with those eager to voice their opinions about the Stanford sexual assault case. For those unfamiliar with the story, Brock Turner, a former 20-year-old student at Stanford University, was found guilty last March for three counts of sexually assaulting a woman in January 2015. Two weeks ago, Judge…
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There’s a troll in the dungeon
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Don’t be a dick.
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An escape from Facebook
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Millennials were among the first group of people to adopt Facebook as a part of our daily lives
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Who’s got the best campaign?
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Between social media, colours, slogans, websites and boothing, which candidate has built the strongest brand?
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The best game of the decade: That Dragon, Cancer
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That Dragon, Cancer is a window into the soul, probing our collective thoughts and feelings in a way that feels at once real but with sweeping flourishes so as to constantly invigorate.
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