I hadn’t expected myself to blow through the well-reported "Bad Blood," by John Carreyrou, as quickly as I did. (The book, about the rise and fall of blood testing company Theranos, was wonderfully juicy;...
Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State alumna whom some refer to as the “Kent State Gun Girl,” announced Aug. 9 on social media she will be holding an open-carry rally on Kent State’s main campus.The university...
The ability to instantly communicate through modern technology brought major changes to the dating scene.“Ghosting” is a new phenomenon amongst the millennial generation where one abruptly ends a romantic...
Calla Motsis, a freshman visual communication design major, takes pictures with her friends. These pictures range from selfies to full-body pictures with everyone being side-by-side. She describes her...
Every night, before I fall asleep, I spend anywhere between 10 minutes to an hour on my phone. Usually, it’s scrolling through Twitter, finding a random tweet thread about the astrological signs as “Muppets”...
When the president is a former reality TV host who campaigned on being a good businessman, despite filing for bankruptcy six times, it’s easy to lose sight of what is real and what is not.We live in...
The “Me Too” social media campaign has touched and depressed me more than I thought possible.My entire Facebook feed was all of my friends and peers posting they had been sexually harassed or assaulted....
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are all social platforms that are popular amongst college students.Twitter, Facebook and Instagram attract the eye and are posted on frequently, whereas LinkedIn...
Awareness of news on social media from KentWired.com on Vimeo.It only takes one click, swipe or tap to share, retweet or post information on social media.After gunman Steve Stephens posted the shooting...
As social generations progress further, so does technology and the obsession that has steadily grown along with it.According to a 2015 study by the nonprofit group Common Sense Media, Generation Z —...
Looking in the mirror, Tracie Pfrogner does a quick once-over of her outfit and makeup before working for the day. Satisfied, she picks up a couple skin care products and holds them in front of her friend,...
The internet has a pretty bad reputation. Often times, things like “safe spaces” and ideological bubbles are blamed on the internet and, specifically, social media.To a degree, these are real issues;...
