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Online Nerd-on-Nerd Bullying Increasingly Hostile

Posted on Thursday, July 15th 2010
Tags: bullies, intellectual, sniping, social media
Online Nerd-on-Nerd Bullying Increasingly Hostile
by Sasha Tremento Freelance Writer At its annual meeting in Chicago yesterday, the Association of Academic Affairs Professionals warned of the perils of a rapidly growing new social-networking phenomenon, BrainSnipe.net, at which students write anonymous snarky comments about their peers’ intellectual sophistication. “Acumen is in and tact is out,” said Sheila DeGenarro, assistant ... Continue Reading

ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out

Posted on Monday, March 22nd 2010
Tags: 2010, acpa, boston, conference, convention, etiquette, naspa, social media, texting, twitter
ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out
Likely, the final hours of American College Personnel Association (ACPA) President Tom Jackson's term will be spent issuing pardons for a number of misguided conference delegates. ACPA held its annual convention this week in Boston, where over 3000 college student affairs professionals met to attend workshops and learn the latest trends ... 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

Southeastern Athletics Conference Considers Banning Trips to the Fridge During Televised Games

Posted on Wednesday, August 19th 2009
Tags: ban, conference, enforce, enforcement, florida, football, greed, NCAA, policy, social media, southeastern, twitter
Southeastern Athletics Conference Considers Banning Trips to the Fridge During Televised Games
Riding on the momentum of its announcement that it might ban Twittering from the stands at its athletic events, the Southeastern Conference is now brainstorming other ways to make sure home viewers tune in to the televised games. “If we can control leaked Tweets, perhaps we can take things to the ... Continue Reading

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