By Estefania Torres |Asst. A&E Editor| Social media has become a significant part of our everyday lives. It has become so significant that it has unfairly become a platform for employers to evaluate an individual’s professionalism and credibility. Social media is a personal, and at the same time free space to express oneself in any way he/she chooses to express him/herself. And no company or businesses should hold it’s employees accountable for the things they post outside of work—they should not determine a person’s competence and skill off of something they are not a part of. An annual social media recruitment study shows that the percentage of employers that check employees … [Read more...] about The significance of what we post
Internet
FCC says no to “Do not Track”
By Raequan Harrison |Staff Writer| A proposal to shutdown Internet tracking was annulled on Friday, Nov. 6. According to Rueters, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed a petition that would have required Internet giants, such as Facebook and Google, to let consumers opt out of having their online activity tracked. The FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, according to FCC.gov According to The Inquirer News, Consumer Watchdog, a lobby group, filed a petition in June with the FCC asking that it enforce the honoring of tracking requests … [Read more...] about FCC says no to “Do not Track”
Netflix & Chill Exposed
By Christina Raney |Staff Writer| We have all seen the memes about “Netflix and Chill” blasted all over our social media accounts and timelines, but with all jokes and snide remarks aside, what does “Netflix and Chill” really mean? “Netflix and Chill” means going to your partner’s house and participating in sexual acts while Netflix content plays in the background, according to Urban Dictionary. So basically, it’s a new, euphemistic expression for making out or hooking up with a movie mentioned as an excuse. In 2012, the expression was used more innocently—to hang out and watch Netflix, according to fusion.net. There was no sexual association with “Netflix and Chill.” In the summer … [Read more...] about Netflix & Chill Exposed
Poor kids use internet poorly
By Jessica Arciniega | Staff Writer | Knowledge is easily attainable in the 21st century, all thanks to the Internet. You can go from instantaneously looking up a scholarly source to following a vegan lasagna recipe. You can research so much information within the Internet, allowing you to obtain “mindless” knowledge. But that doesn’t change the fact that the Internet has failed to change social status. It has not affected social mobility and has kept a divide between the future of rich and poor kids within the United States as written in the article, “Rich kids use the Internet to get ahead, and poor kids use it ‘mindlessly,’” available on marketwatch.com. Robert Putnam, … [Read more...] about Poor kids use internet poorly
Sending threats via Internet is bad behavior
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Popular apps, such as Snapchat and YikYak, are at the center of controversy across U.S. college campuses. I have personally seen the unofficial accounts for CSUSB depicting sexual indecency anonymously, publicized with little to no repercussions. In my opinion, schools should educate students on repercussions for posting indecent content or inappropriate commentary on social media. Some students create unofficial public accounts on these apps for their school and let people from all over campus post on them without rules or regulations. These free forums often lead to students going overboard and … [Read more...] about Sending threats via Internet is bad behavior
“Unfriended” is not your typical horror film
By Jose Alvarez | Staff Writer | “Unfriended” is a low budget film that has been making a lot of noise around CSUSB lately. The movie was released on April 17 with what seemed to be low expectations from everyone. If you ask me, the movie was pretty decent. What’s unique about the film is that we, the audience, view it as if it were a Skype call. The screenwriter, Nelson Greaves, used an unknown spirit that invades the Skype transmission. The plot goes as follows: Laura Barns was a victim of cyber-bullying after a video was posted online of her passed out at a party. After the embarrassing video was uploaded on YouTube, another video was posted of … [Read more...] about “Unfriended” is not your typical horror film
Campus wireless needs improvement
By Ariana Cano |Staff Writer| CSUSB students should not have to deal with a faulty Internet connection because it is an essential asset and resource tool necessary to everyone in this day and age. There should be minimal interference and inconsistency when connecting to the Internet. Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in internet use as students are required to access academic sites such as Blackboard, MyCoyote, and EBSCOhost. I have never had any problems connecting to the internet on campus until the beginning of the Fall quarter. I had an issue connecting my iPod to eduroam, our current wireless network at CSUSB, mainly because I did not know the right way to … [Read more...] about Campus wireless needs improvement
Americans pay more for slower Internet
By Francisco Casillas |Staff Writer| The United States ranks low in terms of getting faster Internet speeds for a lower price compared to other countries, according to a report released Thursday, Oct. 30 by Open Technology Institute. “Data suggests that most U.S. Internet service providers lag behind European and Asian cities in terms of what consumers pay for 25 megabits per second (Mbps) of service, and what consumers can get for $50,” stated the report. Los Angeles ranks low in average price of plans ranging from 25 to 50 Mbps. The average price for Los Angeles stand at under $70 a month, although cities like London are as low as $25 a month for the same speeds Currently, cities … [Read more...] about Americans pay more for slower Internet
Government interests change Internet privacy
By Alex Cardenas |Staff Writer| Recent cases of online censorship have demonstrated that people need to fight back against intrusive governments. An open Internet is necessary to allow a web where people can easily communicate information without third party interference, and keep governments and established businesses from using the Internet for their own interests. Since Oct. 10, the Venezuelan government has denied their citizens access to the Internet news site Infobae. The site was blocked after posting pictures of a deceased Venezuelan government official that was fatally stabbed. As a counter move, Infobae recently introduced a number of unblocked domains which would … [Read more...] about Government interests change Internet privacy
Internet watching our every move
Marlyn Rodriguez |Managing Editor| This summer I enrolled in a digital communications class where we are not only learning about all the opportunities presented to us with the rise of the internet and other technological advances, but also about everything that is taking place behind the scenes. Did you know that the internet has gained the capacity to watch our behaviors, capture our interests, and tailor everything from search results on a main stream search engine to the ads that we see on our page? Its true. For every search or click we do on the web there are dozens of sites that narrow in and keep track of what were doing. Some might feel that it is an invasion of privacy … [Read more...] about Internet watching our every move
Recent Comments