Student life has changed over the years, and so too has the world’s youth naturally adopted new technologies and norms. Social media has become an irremovable part of our social circles now, and that doesn’t look to be changing any …
Social media usage on the rise
Fiachra MacCanna examines how much time we spend on social media and questions the effectiveness of social media advertising
Most of us are on at least one form of social media which we use everyday. Sometimes we use them to see what events are going on, to keep in touch with friends or even just to scroll through our …
How long do you spend online every day?
Caoimhe Gordon reflects on how many hours we actually spend on our smartphones and how that is affecting lives across the world.
“As a post in the popular Reddit, Shower Thoughts put it: ‘How many miles have I scrolled on my phone?'”
Recently I attended a lecture, simply entitled “Doing business in China” which offered interesting insights into the differing business practises …
UCD inquiry dismisses revenge porn allegations
According to an article published earlier this month in UCD’s College Tribune, as many as 200 students formed a Facebook chat group in which explicit photos and anecdotes of female students were shared and rated without their consent
Internet connection
Can we find intimacy in an online world of unparalleled exposure?
A Brief History of The Lad Bible
The Lad Bible is more popular than the BBC, The Irish Times and Instagram. Tadgh Healy explores the reasons behind its rise and examines the problems associated with its widening scope.
Friends with better timelines
I felt no need to update the world about my summer. Dublin, at least from my perspective, was drained of its vitality between June and September. My fellow students – who are the lifeblood of my social circle – dispersed, …
Facebook made me feel like I had nothing to offer the world
Karen McCord on insecurity, obsession, and the impact of social media
How many times have you checked your Facebook today? I used to check mine every time I picked up my phone. I would constantly refresh my newsfeed to see what “exciting” news or photos would pop up and would get …
Keeping it hyperreal
D Joyce-Ahearne
InDepth Editor
Print, as a medium for news, is dead. News never waited for anyone but before the Internet we often had to wait for it. But news finds us now, seeking out our online presence. To use …
Is facebook a false reality?
Alice Kinsella
Staff Writer
When we go on Facebook, pick a “profiler” and put up a status, do we put up how we really feel, really look? Or do we put forward what we want others to see?
We use …