There Is Nothing I Use More than My Phone, and I Hate It
Last month, while at the Falmer Bar Pub Quiz with The Badger, one of the questions asked those participating to guess what the average phone screen time was. The room…
The Media Proxy War in My Pocket
Is it staying informed or staying indoctrinated? On how the media we are consuming online is always politically motivated. On 26 December, UN human rights experts expressed concern about the…
Private Life, Public Performance
When dating and friendships compete on social media, is having a boyfriend now an ‘embarrassing’ public statement? According to Vogue UK, having a boyfriend is now officially embarrassing. This is…
The rising genre of online book clubs
With technology constantly advancing and on the rise, reading and writing has began to turn towards technology, with Kindles and podcasts being more frequently used. In particular, there has been…
Online Shaming: Fighting Social Injustice or Mob Mentality?
The Internet has become a powerful weapon of shaming the wrongdoings of the public with rapid sharing results. In recent years, Internet users have been taking social injustices into their…
‘Students use facebook to create their ideal self’ claim psychologists
Students use Facebook and Myspace to create their ‘ideal self’ says a recent report on self presentation, gender and social networking sites.