Write of Passage no. 4: The telegraph and other forms of social media
“What are you going to be when you grow up?” my friend’s grandmother, Mrs. Melchert, once asked me. She smiled the way she always did. There were cookies nearby. “I want to be a writer!” I said instead of my usual detective, archeologist, or soldier answers. It was that kind of day. She looked at … Continued
Feed me, Facebook
Changes are coming to your Facebook news feed. On Thursday, January 11, Facebook announced it will begin to prioritize content from friends and family over content from publishers and brands. This means, in theory, you’ll see more selfies of Aunt Brenda and fewer ads trying to sell you your last search on Amazon. Mark Zuckerberg, … Continued
The social media vortex
Above: 📷 via canfocus.com By contributor Kelly Whiteside Time I started writing this article: 3:24pm. Time I finished writing this article: 9:47pm. Time actually spent writing this article: 32 minutes. Time spent scrolling through Facebook: Five hours, 51 minutes It’s so easy to get lost in the vortex of social media. You’re just quickly checking what … Continued
Space, time, and social media
By Associate Editor Natalie Gates Space and time are funny things. We’re always trying to get more of them or less of them. Trying to pass the time, skip through it—or grasping onto each second of the day, wishing there were more. Too much space and we get lonely, bored. Not enough and we get … Continued
Make it disappear: How marketers are winning your attention
Above: Apple iPhone 6s screen with various social media applications. Photo via iStockphoto. By contributor Krista Meckelborg I don’t know about you, but Snapchat has revolutionized the way I share my life on social media. Before Snapchat existed, how often did you post a stream of drunken selfies after a night out that likely wouldn’t have … Continued
VIUSU app to attract new users for Treasure Hunt this week
If you haven’t already gone to your app store to download the app, you should. OOHLALA Mobile Inc., the company behind many other Canadian university mobile apps, has provided VIU with a platform for their students since 2013. It wasn’t until this year that the app was rebranded, and now includes the VIUSU symbol on … Continued
VIU grad nominated for “most prestigious innovation award in Canada”
By contributor Marilyn Assaf VIU graduate Breanne Quist is in the running for a national honour: the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award, dubbed the most prestigious innovation award in Canada. Quist has been nominated for her work creating The Privacy Compass, a website designed to help BC teachers, parents, and schools navigate privacy issues when … Continued