Members of the Student Activities Council discuss what they miss most from college before the coronavirus pandemic
Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief
May 15, 2020
NORFOLK - As the coronavirus pandemic has hit around the world, one major place it has affected is schools. More specifically, it has affected some colleges, one of these colleges being our very own Northeast Community College. With schools moving totally online, students were encouraged to stay home and social distance. This has put a stop to what members of the Student A...
The future of web designing for businesses
Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor In Chief
March 5, 2020
NORFOLK- Have you ever found yourself searching through a business's website to find information? Or gotten lost looking for a button to take you to the right page? We have all been in this position and sometimes it takes way too much time. A good website and social media marketing can mean the difference between making a sale and not making a sale. Every busi...
Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list
MCT Campus
December 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Big tech companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, are losing some of their shine. The Silicon Valley companies dropped out of the Top 10 “best places to work...
TikTok music-video app gets national security review
MCT Campus
November 7, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government has launched a national security review of the popular music-video app TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance Inc., according to a person familiar with the investigation. Beijing-based ByteDance bought Musical.ly two years ago for almost $1 billion to me...
Facebook launches Portal TV in new streaming television push
MCT Campus
September 19, 2019
Facebook on Wednesday took another step in its efforts to gain a piece of the home video-communications market by taking the wraps off of Portal TV, a new set-top box for streaming TV programs and video chats. In a company blog post, Facebook said that Portal TV will cost $149; they’ll be shipped N...
‘Snitch-tagging’ destroys any subtlety that was left on Twitter
April 2, 2019
First came Twitter. Then came Twitter fights. Then came Twitter passive aggression: Insults that don’t explicitly identify the person being criticized are so pervasive they have a name, the subtweet. Now that subtlety is being punctured by a rising Twitter behavior — snitch-tagging. A snitch-...
Episode 1: Social Media, Fortnite, AllenTV, and More!
March 22, 2018
The Viewpoint staff is beginning to dabble in podcasts. Our goal is to bring people a view of students' lives here on campus. Our first episode features Allen Anderson, host of Allen TV, basketball star, and social media guru. This Hawkcast is hosted by Hunter Bergman, Web Developer and Reporter, a...
Snapchat? Twitter? Millennials aren’t that interested
September 29, 2015
By Tracey Lien Los Angeles Times (TNS) All millennials are hooked on social networks like Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram, right? Maybe not, according to survey results recently published by investment firm Battery Ventures. The findings, which came from an Ipsos poll conducted online in August from a s...
Most Teens Rely On Smartphones To Go Online, Study Finds
April 9, 2015
By David Pierson Los Angeles Times (TNS) Think teenagers are always glued to their phones? A new research report says you’re right. A survey of more than 1,000 teens found 92 percent of them go online daily and 24 percent of them go online “almost constantly.” The preferred method was smart...
Here’s How To Pick An Heir For Your Facebook Account
February 12, 2015
By Brittny Mejia Los Angeles Times (TNS) Facebook is making it easier for your account to live on even after you die. The social networking site Thursday introduced a feature in the U.S. that allows people to essentially will their accounts to a family member or friend who can manage their account when th...
Stop Taking Selfies
October 31, 2014
Seriously. Enough already. Selfies aren't cute or cool. In fact, the word itself makes me want to yarf. I think one of two things when I see a picture you've taken of yourself and post it on social media... 1) You have no real friends. Why else would you have to take a picture of yourself...
Yik Yak, The New Social Media
Jackson Miller, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2014
Yik Yak has come to Norfolk and to the phones of some Northeast Community College students. The year old, anonymous Twitter-like social media smart phone app has steadily gained in popularity and caused some controversy across the country. The difference between Yik Yak and Twitter is that Yik Yak...
