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