Technology takes students by a storm

In these modern times, people have the ability to filter what they see in the news. Social media has allowed people to customize which stories they see each day. Elon is filled with intelligent students that stay tuned in with the latest news using social media

BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is an upcoming social media site that has completely changed the way people get their news. The primary objective of the site is to mix breaking news stories with articles on celebrities and other entertaining stories. The site tends to appeal most to students.

“I use BuzzFeed as my main source of news,” said freshman Chris Brenning. “Its awesome to read about whatever you want to and its not all heavy news stories about the state of the world.”

Yik Yak

If we’re talking about local news, Yik Yak has provided a way for anyone to post stories within the area anonymously. Though these stories are usually informal and often vulgar, there have been plenty of posts about a significant event around campus.

“Yik Yak is one of the more unconventional social media apps,” said senior Corey Nagel. “Posts are often useless and nonsensical but when something big happens around campus, people post it first to Yik Yak.”

Facebook/Twitter

According to this article published by The Guardian, as of early 2014, Facebook has over 1.23 billion users. Having this many users, one would think that most students would rely on the social media site daily, but this is not the case.

“I used to use Facebook to get my news but recently, I’ve found myself checking Twitter more often,” says senior Alexis Fallon. “Facebook seems a bit irrelevant these days.”

Facebook has been around for many years and has always been an asset to the typical teenager but as new social media sites continue to rise, Facebook has declined.

The decline of Facebook over the years