/tags/social-media Social Media en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-04/how-your-social-media-posts-affect-your-job-prospects-and-what-a-cu-researcher-thinks-you-should-do-about-it Are you hunting for a new job? If so, one thing you might want to give some attention to: your social media accounts. A CU researcher says the things you post on Facebook, X, and BlueSky can influence whether hiring managers return your call. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-04/how-your-social-media-posts-affect-your-job-prospects-and-what-a-cu-researcher-thinks-you-should-do-about-it In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-22/can-new-technology-reconnect-us-with-a-dead-loved-one-meet-cus-generative-ghosts-expert Have you ever yearned for just one more conversation with your deceased loved one? That possibility is closer than ever ... thanks to a technology known as a generative ghost. But would that encounter be moving ... or unsettling? That’s the focus of a CU Boulder researcher featured on today’s In the NoCo. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:57:27 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-22/can-new-technology-reconnect-us-with-a-dead-loved-one-meet-cus-generative-ghosts-expert In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /regional-news/2024-08-23/a-colorado-springs-school-is-making-students-ditch-cell-phones-its-a-trend-in-the-mountain-west According to a new policy in Colorado Springs, students need to put their phones away all day inside special pouches. Schools in Boise, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas already have similar policies. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-23/a-colorado-springs-school-is-making-students-ditch-cell-phones-its-a-trend-in-the-mountain-west Rachel Cohen /news/2024-01-24/colorado-polling-shows-bipartisan-support-for-law-to-regulate-social-media-companies Following an alarming report from the U.S. Surgeon General, a Colorado poll shows voters are concerned about the impact of social media on youth mental health and want action from the state. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:06:39 GMT /news/2024-01-24/colorado-polling-shows-bipartisan-support-for-law-to-regulate-social-media-companies Leigh Paterson /news/2024-01-14/meta-to-hide-posts-about-suicide-eating-disorders-from-teens-instagram-and-facebook-feeds Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers' accounts on Instagram and Facebook. That includes posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-14/meta-to-hide-posts-about-suicide-eating-disorders-from-teens-instagram-and-facebook-feeds /news/2023-02-04/colorado-congressmen-cross-the-aisle-to-spearhead-tiktok-ban Two high-profile Colorado congressmen are leading a takedown of TikTok. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet and Republican Representative Ken Buck both say the popular app is a way for the Chinese government to gather information. Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-04/colorado-congressmen-cross-the-aisle-to-spearhead-tiktok-ban Beau Baker /2022-09-07/colorado-river-megadrought-got-you-down-lighten-up-and-feel-some-hope-with-tiktoks-westernwatergirl On TikTok 25-year-old Teal Lehto goes by “WesternWaterGirl,” and her clips regularly garner hundreds of thousands of views. Since joining the app in April, she’s amassed nearly 48,000 followers who tune in for her fast-paced, snarky and often profanity-laced takes on the West’s water crisis. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 19:36:37 GMT /2022-09-07/colorado-river-megadrought-got-you-down-lighten-up-and-feel-some-hope-with-tiktoks-westernwatergirl Luke Runyon /politics/2021-04-06/redistricting-commission-chair-replaced-over-misinformation-filled-social-media-posts Within weeks of coming together, the chair of Colorado’s Congressional Independent Commission, Danny Moore, was forced out of his position on Monday. Three Republican, four unaffiliated and four Democratic commissioners all voted for the removal. Moore, a Republican from the Sixth Congressional District, was the only one to not vote, abstaining instead. He will remain on the commission in a non-leadership role. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 02:04:01 GMT /politics/2021-04-06/redistricting-commission-chair-replaced-over-misinformation-filled-social-media-posts Adam Rayes /community/2020-07-23/pure-negativity-division-over-pandemic-creates-challenges-opportunities-in-rural-facebook-groups Soon after Walmart announced it would require customers to wear masks, someone posted an article about the announcement in a closed Facebook group called… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 23:55:43 GMT /community/2020-07-23/pure-negativity-division-over-pandemic-creates-challenges-opportunities-in-rural-facebook-groups Adam Rayes /2020-04-07/instagram-ceo-adam-mosseri-on-coronavirus-misinformation-and-working-from-home #StayAtHome. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:15:32 GMT /2020-04-07/instagram-ceo-adam-mosseri-on-coronavirus-misinformation-and-working-from-home Avery Kleinman