Twitter spam impacting STU accounts
A number of Twitter accounts of St. Thomas University students and at least one account used by the university have been compromised by users clicking on spam messages. The STU students’ union election account was also affected. The affected accounts are sending direct messages, or private messages, to other accounts. There are a few variations [...]
If you read the centrespread in this edition of the paper and are still not convinced that joining Twitter is worth your time, hopefully this piece will bring you to the light. Or you’ll take this piece of paper and throw it in your nearest garbage bin and throw a lit match in it. Either [...]
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Fredericton and surrounding areas started feeling the effects of Post Tropical Storm Irene on Sunday. Late Sunday the Canadian Hurricane Centre downgraded Irene to a Post Tropical Storm. By 8:53 p.m., NB Power reported 1,082 customers in Fredericton without power, 2,608 in Woodstock and 1,518 in St. Stephen. For the latest numbers go here. Fredericton [...]
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I have seen the future, and it is Twitter. Every year the Canadian University Press (CUP) holds a gathering of member student newspapers (though news on ‘paper’ seems to be falling out of fashion). The conference usually lasts a week, and features lectures and round-tables all designed to help the students produce and distribute the [...]
Continue reading …University administrators trying to block site on some campuses TORONTO, WATERLOO (CUP) — As if Facebook and Twitter weren’t enough, there’s now another reason for students to worry about their drunken escapades and misguided hijinx ending up on the Internet. A new gossip site promises to expose what goes on behind closed doors on university [...]
Continue reading …The Aquinian – Next week is Wellness Week at St. Thomas University. There will be events all week promoting healthy lifestyles. Read our full list of events below, or follow us on twitter: twitter.com/aquinian and we’ll update you every morning with what events are going on.
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian – Everyone watching the web tech industry knew it had to happen eventually. Facebook is finally going to become ‘location-aware.’ Following hot on the heels of Twitter’s push for location information, Facebook will soon give you the option of attaching your physical location (in the real world) to anything you [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian Facebook loves to redesign itself. It seems every few months their homepage goes through a massive shift. They’ve added new features and applications, increased the size of the newsfeed, and have been shoving more items onto their pages. Today they’ve decided to take a step back with the launch of [...]
Continue reading …Bailey White – The Aquinian A certain degree of civility is expected with social networking. There are real people, people you know, monitoring your network activity, and a lack of etiquette online can lead to a real-life awkward situation. Facebook has mastered the art of passive-aggressive social skills. Users can discretely choose to reject friend [...]
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