In this day and age, we have access to a world of knowledge at our fingertips. With the amount and variety of content that we are exposed to daily, social media can be our best friend or our worst enemy.
Tag: Internet
COVID-19 provided an opportunity for people to find love from afar
Falling in love through a screen allowed my partner to hide his true self.
Beach Weekly S9E5: Masks, Conoley’s raise, rising gas prices, new special issue & more
Daily Forty-Niner · Beach Weekly S9E5 — Masks, Conoley’s raise, rising gas prices, new special issue & more
Long Beach achieves Six-Star status, named 2022 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance recognized the City of Long Beach and 31 other governments for addressing the digital divide between minorities.
Are kids maturing faster because of the internet?
“Kids are growing up too fast” is the common phrase older generations tend to say year after year. Is the internet to blame?
CSULB students express concerns over the campus wifi
Students report problems with Wi-Fi as they return to campus after online instruction.
Long Beach activists protest possible net neutrality repeal
As the sun rose over the Lakewood Center, a tired Verizon employee made his way to unlock the store and begin another day, but not before walking through a crowd of picketers taking aim at the telecommunications company. Over 20 people held signs reading “Save our Internet” and “Stop the[Read More…]
CSULB weighs in on net neutrality
Internet growth and innovation has flourished since the ‘90s because of its accessibility factor; anyone can go online and research, blog or download content. Luckily, for those with online lives, The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to side with net neutrality, requiring Internet service providers to treat all legal Internet[Read More…]
Five reasons not to sign up for cable TV
Just like every other cool trend, back in the ‘90s, getting cable TV used to be fun and inexpensive. Now it is time to let the cable fad die. Just in case you are saying to yourself, “But what will I watch on TV?” out of sheer habit, here are[Read More…]