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Personal online photos: Why is it bad to compile an online obituary?
June 13, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end of last month, The Guardian posted an article by Rana Dasgupta titled “Posting photos online is not living. You are producing your own obituary.” The article begins by making large sweeping statements about tourists taking pictures and using them as “material for a personal online story” in lieu of truly immersing themselves in their travel experiences. This opening sets the stage for the rest of the article, which can be best described as a rather incoherent attempt by Dasgupta to sound profound and edgy, while actually coming off as supercilious, assumptive, and poorly thought out. The main…
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Our lack of international cyber laws should be put to shame
March 7, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n recent years, public shaming has become a popular tactic for harassing people. From cyberbullying to revenge porn, the Internet has become a new arena for psychological abuse. In many cases, the victim’s personal and professional life is negatively affected.…
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COLUMN | TIM’S BIT: Age simply doesn’t matter
March 4, 2016Tim’s Bit: Tirades on our stupidest things. . . is a new web-exclusive column featuring Tim Mottishaw’s comedic tirades on some of our humanity’s dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and politics. Read more Tim’s Bit here! [dropcap]M[/dropcap]y birthday…
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The sad irony between social justice and persecution online
September 14, 2015The Internet is the illusion of an independent society. It serves as a singular location where individuals from different parts of the globe are able to interact. From the “Stop Kony” movement in 2012 to the recent #BlackLivesMatter campaign, online…
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Twitch is a revolution in hardcore gaming
July 26, 2015Twitch is a video platform similar to YouTube. Acquired by Amazon and introduced in June 2011, it broadcasts users playing all sorts of video games. As of last December, Twitch had averaged more than a whopping 100 million viewers per…
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Viral online trends are not to blame, the participants are
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2527" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of TIME (Flickr)[/caption] The concept of ‘going viral’ has evolved from being a result of chance to a goal to aim for. As a result, more and more irresponsible Internet users aim to garner…
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Click with compassion
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1940" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of James Fox (Flickr)[/caption] Monica Lewinsky returned to the public stage to speak about her very public scandal at the TED Conference Truth and Dare on March 19. “At 22, I fell in love…
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Debunked: Five commons arguments against online dating
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1777" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Caption: Brandon Hillier[/caption] Last Friday my coworkers and I discussed our opinions toward all those dating applications out there: Tinder, Match, E-Harmony, OkCupid, Plentyoffish, Grindr, and the like. Being open-minded, 20-something-year-olds, I was surprised at…
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Startup finds unusual exhibition spaces for Vancouver artists
February 2, 2015Do you have your artwork hiding somewhere in the dark recesses of your dorm room? Well, it’s time for your masterpiece to be front and centre at a unique location, thanks to a new startup by an SFU entrepreneur. Alex…
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Online “free speech” is a gateway to hatred
January 26, 2015While the Charlie Hebdo team were targeted for exercising their right to freedom of speech, there remains far more inflammatory and derogatory expression on Facebook and social media that goes unchecked. What often flies under the radar is the pervasive…
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