I love all things The Walt Disney Co.: Disneyland, “Star Wars,” Marvel, Disney Channel and their children’s movies alike. Entertainment content by Disney has been a huge part of my life and how I spend free time. When I was younger, Disney Channel helped shape my perspective. However, just because Disney is, quite frankly, a […]
Every second, 6,000 tweets become part of the social media world that has made itself a hallmark of the digital age. For some, their 280 characters are never seen by more than a handful of people in the world; others have platforms so influential that their posts dictate social, economic and political narratives for millions. […]
Qasem Soleimani, leader of the Iranian Quds Force, was probably not a household name until recently for most Americans, save for a few foreign policy experts and those well-acquainted with Middle Eastern affairs. But after his death from a U.S. drone strike Jan. 3 provoked tensions with Iran, Soleimani and the nation’s military have remained […]
The fall season ushered in a list of highly anticipated television premieres in which audiences welcomed back some of their favorite shows while also being greeted by new ones, such as the magical reboot, “Charmed.” It has been 20 years since the original “Charmed” television show aired in 1998 on The Warner Brothers Television Network. […]
Social media is an integral part of our culture and some people have taken it upon themselves to use it at every possible moment to showcase any of their drastic opinions. When two women who went to California Baptist University did something on a video that went viral, a lot of people did not agree […]
More than twenty students gathered around the campus seal in Stamps Courtyard at California Baptist University Oct. 9 to highlight the actions of two CBU students who were shown in a video pouring a drink on two men who chose not to stand during the national anthem, as well as pray for the individuals involved […]
Cyberbullying is not an uncommon occurrence anymore, and with that in mind, the executives at Twitter have enacted a new policy and procedure for reporting offensive and aggressive tweets directed at individuals. In recent years, Twitter has gradually grown in popularity and usage, and has had to make policy changes as a rise in abusive […]
Twitter recently added a new feature called “Moments” early in October, which functions as a way for users to catch up on what has been going on around the world through a collection of tweets. Moments is a feature that allows users to view the most recent and most tweeted events about entertainment, sports, politics […]
In order to connect students with event news and announcements, many departments and sports on campus have recently joined the social media movement, including the marketing department, the Recreation Center and the School of Behavioral Sciences. Platforms such as Twitter and Instagram can provide updates more quickly than email and Facebook and have the ability […]
In the past few years, there has been a transition between frequently used social networking sites, including Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Instagram. From 2005 to 2009, Myspace was a big hit, but many deleted, or stopped using, their Myspace accounts when Facebook became the new trend. Madison C. Boyd, freshman psychology and sociology double major, […]
