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Well-Meaning Administrator Joins MySpace Hoping to Connect With Students

Posted on Friday, August 13th 2010
Tags: administrators, education, facebook, hip, in touch, myspace, social networking
Well-Meaning Administrator Joins MySpace Hoping to Connect With Students
by Matthew Michael Freelance Writer Dean of Students Charles S. Gruff was finally ready to join the social media revolution and get better connected to his students at Gaightes College. His enthusiasm waned quickly, though, when he joined MySpace and could not find any students there. “My staff has spent the last ... Continue Reading

Computer Scientists Discover Way to Use Facebook to Test for True Love

Posted on Tuesday, June 29th 2010
Tags: college, facebook, love, relationships, status
Computer Scientists Discover Way to Use Facebook to Test for True Love
Technology experts at the Galveston Institute of Technology (GIT) have made significant advances in the search for empirical proof of true love. In collaboration with GIT's department of interpersonal psychology, the following data will be published soon in Emotiscience Monthly. According to Dr. Guillermo Ovechkin, “While we haven't found evidence of ... Continue Reading

Congratulations! Coed Pamela Roggins Sets New Record for Writing “Facebook Is Boring” on Facebook

Posted on Friday, February 5th 2010
Tags: facebook, grammar, illiteracy, myspace, skills, social media, spelling, text, texting, writing
Congratulations! Coed Pamela Roggins Sets New Record for Writing “Facebook Is Boring” on Facebook
Freshman Pamela Roggins of Sunshine State University in Boca Raton, FL, set a new world record this week by writing her 34,077th Facebook wall post stating some version of “Facebook is boring.” Among her famous posts are these masterpieces: Yaaaawn. FB is sooooooo stuuuuupid. Ppl who use FB all the time are ... Continue Reading

Slacktivism is the New Apathy

Posted on Monday, January 25th 2010
Tags: activism, activists, community, donations, facebook, haiti, lethargy, service, slacker, social, student
Slacktivism is the New Apathy
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance ... Continue Reading

Administrators High-Five Each Other for Having Facebooks

Posted on Friday, October 16th 2009
Tags: administrators, adults, college, cool, departments, events, facebook, faculty, hip, myspace, offices, university
Administrators High-Five Each Other for Having Facebooks
Administrators at universities across the United States are basking in their own hipness this year as thousands of new Facebook groups have emerged to represent their departments and events. “The freshmen really think we're cool,” said James Pollens, director of admissions for Angelica Community College in Utah. “We've had over fifteen ... Continue Reading

Update on CronkNews v. Kutcher Twitter Competition

Posted on Saturday, October 3rd 2009
Tags: ashton, college, facebook, higher education, humor, kutcher, News, satire, social networking, twitter, university
Update on CronkNews v. Kutcher Twitter Competition
CronkNews.com has challenged its staff, through manipulation, threats and temper tantrums, to improve social networking. The goal: to attract 100 Twitter followers before Ashton Kutcher recruits 4 million. Results so far: 09/17/09 Competition Start Date 09/19/09 10/03/09 Kutcher Followers 3,548,800 3,621,866 3,754,142 CronkNews Followers 39 47 50 Uh oh. Kutcher is closing in on 4 million quicker than we'd hoped. ... Continue Reading

Parents Face Harsh Disappointment Realizing They Don’t Really Have 500 Friends

Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd 2009
Tags: demographic, facebook, friends, friendster, older, parents, social networking
Parents Face Harsh Disappointment Realizing They Don’t Really Have 500 Friends
As research shows that the demographics of Facebook users have changed from college students to their parents, the generational divide in modern social awareness has widened. “I signed up for Facebook so I could stalk my son,” said Mrs. Kratzer from Napa, CA. “When I realized how easy it was to ... Continue Reading

Latest Stats in CronkNews v. Kutcher Twitter Showdown

Posted on Saturday, September 19th 2009
Tags: ashton kutcher, challenge, college news, competition, cronk, cronknews, facebook, followers, social networking, twitter
Latest Stats in CronkNews v. Kutcher Twitter Showdown
CronkNews.com has challenged its staff, through manipulation, threats and temper tantrums, to improve social networking. The goal: to attract 100 Twitter followers before Ashton Kutcher recruits 4 million. Results so far: 09/17/09 Competition Start Date ____________ 09/19/09 Latest Tally _________ Kutcher Followers 3,548,800 3,621,866 CronkNews Followers 39 47 Kutcher seems to be underachieving, with his increase of only 70,000 followers in three ... Continue Reading

College Administrator Calls Campus Police to Report Scary Twitter

Posted on Monday, August 17th 2009
Tags: facebook, fear of change, new technology, tech challenged, technophobe, twitter
College Administrator Calls Campus Police to Report Scary Twitter
“Our public safety office has always told us to call if we see anything suspicious,” said Agnes Garmo, who was reprimanded this week for making nuisance calls to campus authorities. Garmo, the assistant director of math tutoring at New Macedon College, KY, called three times in one night to report ... Continue Reading

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