Tag: Internet
City of Riverside discontinues free Wi-Fi
On May 6, the Riverside city council voted to end the 7-year-old citywide wireless network called SmartRiverside. One goal of the free Wi-Fi program...
Twitch Plays Pokemon: A community-based adventure
If you’re wondering why you’re seeing helixes all over the Internet, there’s a good chance you’ve been living under a dome-shaped rock.
The plethora of...
There can be only one: Do the Harlem shake
Last week, some of you might have noticed a sea of people undulating around the Bell Tower with no real rhyme or reason. Some...
Editorial: Internet service providers must compete to provide faster service
We are becoming more reliant on the Internet than ever before. The frustration and annoyance that students experienced from iLearn going offline for a...
Asking for your Facebook password is too close for comfort
This is it. You finally have the interview. It’s been years of education and waiting to step into the workforce. You have reviewed your...
Editorial: The perils of online courses and how to avoid them
As Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his new budget for the state of California, which miraculously contains an $851 million surplus, University of California students...
Facebook stalking: it’s no longer just a joke
A new phrase has been created in the constantly evolving world of technology—it involves two words and is called “Facebook stalking.” It’s funny, right?...
Editorial: The Internet: The final frontier
As a nation, we have all just collectively survived the masses of shrapnel from one of the most competitive and contentious presidential elections in...
Facebook privacy and your professional life
The question of whether or not employers should be able to demand access to information on the private profiles employees create for themselves on...
Editorial: Smartphone privacy regulations in dire need of reform
The smartphone revolution marked a fundamental shift in the ways in which the average consumer communicates and shares information on a day-to-day basis. One...