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Gators get real: UF professors, students reflect on social media app BeReal

By Lauren Brensel | Sep. 26, 2022

BeReal is a social media app where users have two minutes to snap an unfiltered front-and-back-facing photo once a day. All 10 million of its daily active users receive the BeReal notification at the same time, but the alert is sent at different times every day — ideally offering a candid glimpse into the average person’s life. The app prides itself on its authenticity, but some UF faculty and students aren’t confident that goal is possible in a developed, digitalized world.

Filming of "Foundations of Crime Solving" on UF's campus February 20. (Photo by Emilee Ford)

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ChomPics gears up for its 8th year of web series and commercial production

By Brenna Sheets | Aug. 13, 2021

Since 2013, ChomPics Productions has dazzled Gainesville’s entertainment community with its original short-film-esque web series, which are written, developed, shot and edited entirely by students.

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Avenue challenge: Five days without Facebook

By Justin Plemmons | Sep. 29, 2010

Before I even get out of bed in the morning, I roll over and check my Facebook. While I’m in class, I keep my laptop open so I can pretend to type notes while my professor lectures and check my Facebook. When I’m with friends, I get on the Internet, so I can show them a video of a cat who wants a cheeseburger and check my Facebook.