When the Cam Girl life isn’t what you really wanted
“I’m not going to answer that,” said Madison Taylor, an ex-CamGirl, as she stared down at her phone, panicked. The phone read “Unknown caller,”…
Online Culture
Snapchat: Made for communication, now used for social exhibition
Since its inception, the app Snapchat has become a common means of communication globally. Snapchat began as a picture sharing app with the ability…
Is social media the best way to gather news?
Social media has been a huge factor in the changing dynamic of unfolding events and how they are reported to the public. In some…
Reddit users participate in the world’s largest Secret Santa
In 2013, Reddit broke the record for the world’s largest gift exchange’ with 85,000 participants spanning 120 countries. This was no small feat, but…
Zoe Sugg’s debut novel ‘Girl Online’ cements that she’s a girl On fire
“Girl Online,” the debut novel by Zoe Sugg, also known on YouTube as Zoella, has just broken the record for highest first-week sales in…
Pointing the lens at ourselves: The cultural impact of selfies
Katie Warfield, in between teaching communications and media literacy courses in Kwantlen’s Journalism program, has taken on a new project examining selfies – those…
Coping with stress: Students react to exam time
As the year winds down, students are faced with the dread of final exams. Twitter users have their own ways of coping with the…
Face Value: A personal essay about my relationship with Facebook
Once a year, ever since I signed up for a Facebook account, I have purged my friend list. This involves removing people I no…
Celebrating the flaw: a discussion about online art
When I interviewed Barbara Reid about art and its place in online culture, I was going to use that as the basis for a…
Fanatic Fiction: Q&A with the one fan fiction writer you’re missing out on
Someone on the internet that I have never met has ruined my life, and it has nothing to do with online dating or credit…
Most students leery of online dating
The stigma associated with online dating is a deciding factor for some university students. Ten interviews of Surrey university students showed that a majority…
FAQ: WTF is Tumblr?
I get a lot of questions life about Tumblr: Why do you spend so much time on that site? Is that why you use…
Don’t read the comments: Miley Cyrus, Panic! At the Disco and sexist online dialogue
The problem the internet has with the video for Wrecking Ball has less to do with Miley Cyrus and more to do with the…