Skip to Main Content
Your campus connection for Northeast Community College

The Viewpoint

Your campus connection for Northeast Community College

The Viewpoint

Your campus connection for Northeast Community College

The Viewpoint

What's Trending? On Twitter! April 9th

What’s Trending? On Twitter! April 9th

Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief April 9, 2020

NORFOLK- With most of the world inside self-isolating and having lots of time on their hands. They can be found on Twitter diving into the hashtags and trending topics of the day to fill their time. Here...

What's Trending? On Twitter! - January 15

What’s Trending? On Twitter! – January 15

Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief January 15, 2020

#DiscontinuedHotPockets - The Internet did it again and came together, formed a hashtag, and photoshopped their hearts away. Twitter users used this hashtag over 3,000 times to share pictures of Hot Pocket...

What's Trending? On Twitter!- October 23rd

What’s Trending? On Twitter!- October 23rd

Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief October 23, 2019

#RewriteATvOrMovieEnding- Twitter users use their imagination to redo the endings of various Television shows or movies. Many users use pictures, GIFS and videos to express their ideas. There’s enough...

What’s trending? On Twitter!- October 17th

Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief October 17, 2019

MUSIC- Selena Gomez hints at new music coming soon. I saw the signs and I ignored it. @spotify pic.twitter.com/AdWcp34vt2 — Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) October 17, 2019 #NationalPastaDay-...

‘Snitch-tagging’ destroys any subtlety that was left on Twitter

‘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...

Professor fired after Hurricane Harvey ‘karma’ tweet

August 29, 2017

By Jeff Weiner Orlando Sentinel (TNS) A visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa was “relieved of duty” after describing the destruction from Hurricane Harvey as “instant karma”...

Twitter warns some users about potential ‘state-sponsored’ hacks

Twitter warns some users about potential ‘state-sponsored’ hacks

December 18, 2015

By Samantha Masunaga Los Angeles Times (TNS) Several Twitter users said they have received warnings from the microblogging company that their accounts may have been targeted by “state-sponsored actors.” The...

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...

Twitter Confirms Purchase Of Live Video App Periscope

March 17, 2015

By Queenie Wong San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Live video streaming could be the next big social media craze, and Twitter has thrown its hat into the ring. The social network confirmed Friday...

Business Tread Carefully When Taking To Twitter

Business Tread Carefully When Taking To Twitter

May 8, 2014

By Ed Fletcher The Sacramento Bee (MCT) To tweet or not to tweet? As companies flock to Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to tout their brands, many businesses are still struggling to...

Social Media: Fun AND Idiotic

Joe Lose, Writer April 5, 2014

It's no secret the vast majority of Americans are on Facebook and/or Twitter.  Other than those main two, there's a multitude of other social media tools that let everyone see your stupid selfies and...

Twitter CEO Is Visiting China But Still Has No Plans To Launch There

Twitter CEO Is Visiting China But Still Has No Plans To Launch There

March 27, 2014

By Jessica Guynn Los Angeles Times (MCT) SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo is on his first trip to China. Costolo is spending three days meeting with Shanghai government...

Load More Stories