Tag: Internet
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China lives without Google, Facebook or Twitter
By Rachael Ramchand What appears to be normal social media and internet platforms for people living in the U.S. is not the same for the citizens of China. Internet usage is highly censored in this country for the purpose of limiting its citizens’ exposure to specific content that the government deems unfit to be on […]
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The Internet Endorses Sensationalism
Editorial In an Internet age, clicks are everything. The more clicks your site gets, the more likely your site will survive among a flurry of thousands of others. Such is the state of things for online publications in 2015–but how does this affect our content? Lately, the editors at The Minaret have noticed an influx […]
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Shift to Watching TV Online Viable for College Students
There is a revolution going on in the media world. TVs are battling computers. TVs have worked their way into becoming an essential commodity in every home. However, this commodity is disappearing from the lives of college students. Most students don’t have televisions in their dorm rooms anymore. If you add on the limited channels […]
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Internet Explorer Bug Leaves Users Vulnerable to Hackers
Microsoft reported on Sept. 18 that a bug had been discovered in the Internet browser Internet Explorer. According to USA Today, the breach was discovered by the German government’s IT department, and found that the bug in the Internet browser could cause users to be vulnerable to possible hacker attacks. Microsoft stated that most browser […]