Monthly Archives: October 2012

As I was searching around the internet I came across a Yahoo article on Twitter use in college classrooms. The article is about a study done at Michigan State University on professors having students use Twitter for class. They found that … Continue reading →

When I was reading Allison McCann’s article, “How Facebook Ruined Dating (And Breaking Up Too),” a question she posed caught my attention. “Can I admit to knowing things you’ve done (based on your pics) before we go on dates? (McCann)” It made … Continue reading →

On several occasions in class the question “what is the most viewed YouTube video of all time?” has come up. And of course the answer remains Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris with 791,636,474 views. This is number is astonishing … Continue reading →

Music connects people.  Someone plays guitar by the campfire and people gather around to listen and sing along.  Artists make it a career to appeal to groups of listeners with their own style of music.  It’s hard for these artists … Continue reading →

Recently, I heard about the Amanda Todd suicide story. A fifteen-year-old girl from Vancouver committed suicide after a three-year-long battle with constant bullying and friendlessness. About a month before Amanda died, she created a flashcard video on YouTube telling the … Continue reading →

All over the news this week has been the tragic story of Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old Canadian teen who took her life on October 10th. It’s been determined that the thing that ulitmately provoked her death was extensive years of … Continue reading →

Last week, Nick Leeder, Google’s Australia and New Zealand Managing Director announced that there are three big changes heading for the web that we must be aware of at Google for Entrepreneurs Day in Sydney.  One of these changes was … Continue reading →

The social media giant, Facebook, has just recently opened up a new option to its now over a billion users. Users now have the option to pay a certain sum of money (anywhere from a couple dollars to a couple … Continue reading →

I feel that technology today has far too significant of an impact on our personal relationships.  Facebook, in particular, has started to become too important of a factor in relationships.  “It’s not official until it’s Facebook Official (FBO)” has become … Continue reading →