Tag: Social Media

• New social app makes a “Buhz” on campus

  Stephanie Sokol for OUSECS A new social application is growing in popularity at Oakland University. Founded by computer science students Chuck Kelly, Brett McIsaac and Zach Fregoli, ‘Buhz’ connects people on campus, getting word out about events, and helping build communication. Described as “Twitter for college,” the idea for Buhz came to Kelly as a…

  stephaniesokol

  12/12/2014

  Uncategorized

  Buhz, Buhz Hyve, Chuck Kelly, College social media, oakland, Oakland University, Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science, OUSECS, Social Media, Social networking

• Constant connection: the psychological impact of social media

  Stephanie Sokol for OU News Bureau More people are using social media and they’re spending hours longer on those sites when they get there. Mashable reports the time spent on social media has hit 6.9 hours per month — more than double the time since 2006. And more than half of Americans have a social media…

  stephaniesokol

  02/20/2013

  Features, News Stories

  Anxiety, Facebook, Insomnia, Instagram, Mobile Phone Use, moderation, narcissist, Pinterest, Psychological Impact of social media, self esteem, self image, sleep deprivation, Sleep habits, Social interaction, Social Media, Social Media Addiction, substitution, Technology addiction, Twitter