Virtual red and blue lights are flashing across the Internet, with more and more Waco-area police departments making the transition to social media.
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As my generation is practically reliant on social media, it is no surprise outlets exist to further one’s “love life.”
Kissy faces, selfies, flexed muscles and drunken dance moves are all the rage now for photos on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. What many people, including college students, don’t realize is that these pictures are a reflection of yourself in your past, present and future as well as any groups to which you may belong.
By Claire Cameron Reporter Baylor is ranked number 16 in the top 100 social media colleges in the United States…
In this day and age, it would be impossible to stay connected with your friends, family and the Baylor community without the use of modern technology. We students rely on our smartphones, our friends’ Facebook posts and those “On the Baylor Horizon” emails (well, maybe not those) to keep in touch with student life.
We maintain and cultivate relationships with our peers through these digital mediums on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Checking your email, cell phone and social media platforms regularly is no longer an optional task, but rather a critical one.
It’s not official until it’s Facebook official. The way college students and young adults date in the 21st century is completely different than how previous generations approached dating.
It was simpler back when parents were our age and dating in college. A boy saw a girl he liked, talked to her and got her number. Then if he wanted to get to know her more, he would call her, and they went on a date. If the date went well, they would go on another one. If not, they went their separate ways.
Harnessing the power of social media in a job search could make finding the best fitting career incredibly simple.
Baylor’s Center for Career and Professional Development hosted Ryanne Janca, a talent acquisition specialist with Enterprise Holdings, during one of its professional development sessions for students Thursday.
Social media has many uses during election season.
This election season, social media has been used for hate speech, according to a recent study by Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, assistant professor of journalism, public relations and news media.
“The study looks at hate groups targeting President Obama,” Moody-Ramirez said. “I started the study three years ago in trying to update my syllabuses to reflect new media and to add social media to my syllabuses.”
While doing research to update her course, Moody-Ramirez said she noticed several Facebook hate groups.
Dear old-fashioned, outdated, face-to-face communication: We are no longer in need of your service, but thanks anyways – we have Facebook.
Cell phones, social media sites and computers – to name a few – seem to be replacing authentic, face-to-face communication. I remember the days where sitting at the dinner table each night consisted of conversational replies other than, “Oh, sorry mom, what? I didn’t hear you, I was texting my friends back,” or, “Hold that thought while I post how much fun we’re having on Instagram.”
Fellow students, we all remember a time when we checked Facebook five times a day, each time taking 30-45 minutes scrolling through other people’s statuses and photos. Some of us have proudly narrowed that down to two times a day now. And only for about 10 minutes each (hopefully).