That ad-ridden website from the early 2000s is making a comeback. The one with the garish layouts designed by 13 year olds. No, no, not Geocities. MySpace. After being bought out by Justin Timberlake and friends in June, the granddaddy of the social media...

Memes. Memes everywhere. NIU students who love to waste time on Facebook were gifted a new outlet for procrastination this week, courtesy of sophomore English major Danny Cozzi. For those not in the know, a meme is a funny picture or video that is passed...

Kyla Gardner: I spend too much time on Facebook. I can’t resist stalking. Sometimes, I daydream about giving it up. But my inability for self-control shouldn’t reflect poorly on the site. Facebook is, overall, a good thing. It definitely ruins class...

I don't mean to sound cliche, but I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news first: Starting next semester, the Northern Star will no longer publish on Fridays. Due to the bad economy and low reader traffic at the end of each week, cutting Friday...

Oct. 5: A day that will remain in infamy. The decision I made this fateful day would fundamentally shift how I communicated with everyone in my universe. The choice I made was quite possibly the best thing that I have ever done since the Internet has...

According to a recent Kaplan study, 41 percent of law school admissions officers Google search applicants' names.This is compared to 27 percent of business school admissions officers, and 20 percent of college admissions officers, as shown by the same...

All students are invited to attend the presentation "Hot Topic Tuesday: ‘Follow Me!,'" hosted by the Women's Resource Center. This presentation involves an open discussion about social networking, including Twitter and Facebook. The presentation and...

Whether they are confessing to underage drinking or petty theft, some Facebook users don't realize the possible outcomes to their status updates until it's too late. On Oct. 1, NIU student Matt Dunn, was arrested in less than 24 hours after stealing a...