Tiananmen

Here's a recently published article by US news, Tiananmen Censorship Reflects Crackdown Under Xi Jinping,

Reddit?

Maybe its because I live under a rock in the middle of nowhere located on a different planet, but I honestly had no idea of what reddit was. Since my major is all things media I thought I'd Google it,  and yes i did just use Google as a verb but anyway, I felt ashamed that I had no idea of what it was. I found this video very educating and decided to share it.

Youtube schools you on Copyright with the Happy Tree Friends

I stumbled upon this video uploaded by YouTube SpotLight and thought I'd share it with all of you.

Social Media in China

I read an interesting article, titled Media Censorship in China By Beina Xu, that explains what is currently going on in China in relation to the internet and social media. Xu explains that even though china's government proclaims that its people have the right of freedom of speech and press, they hold a double standard when it comes to publications of journalistic content on the internet. I was completely unaware of how strictly internet usage was monitored. I strongly encourage people to read this article and tell me your impressions of it.

"Are You Actually Addicted To Your Cell Phone?"

Buzzfeed created a quiz that tells you just how much you can't live without your cell phone. I encourage you to take the quiz and post your results.

"Are You Actually Addicted To Your Cell Phone?"- BuzzFeed quiz

"The Social Media Revolution"

Here is a cool video that tells you fun facts about your favorite social media sites.

Cyber-Bullying

I believe that students should be aware of the dangerous aspects of the internet and be educated on how to use it properly. Cyber-bullying is an a serious problem, as witness in the Amanda Todd case, and though I think that immediate punishment is fair to a certain degree; it is unrealistic to believe that this zero-tolerance policy will completely cease all acts of online harassment. Teens will be teens, and as brought up in class, will keep doing the same things, and unfortunately that includes acts bullying. Whether the bullying occurs online or in the "real world" it is likely to occur in some degree. That's why I believe that teens should be educated on the matter rather than being punished without knowing why what they did was so wrong.