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The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Instagram activity soars in lieu of Facebook’s decline

Margeaux Dittrich, Editor in Chief Content April 24, 2014

The increasing activity of pre-teens and teens on social media sites like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat have stereotyped social media original Facebook into an old, mid-2000s fad. Although Facebook...

Twitter goes public

November 7, 2013

Well-known social media site, Twitter, has gone public and is Wall Street's newest addition. According to the Associated Press (AP) Twitter is "leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price." AP...

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Twitter page of @OronoDraft

@OronoDraft

September 15, 2013

Word around the school, there is another anonymous twitter account:  @OronoDraft. This account trades students or things in Orono. The users are trying to get rid of people and trade them for other Orono...

Zach Wagner-Lund

Social media obsessions ruin the real world

December 17, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Google+ are some of the top social networking sites on the web today. They are only a few of the over 200 networks available for people to connect...

Photo/ Madi Arends

Advertising changes to keep up with evolving technology

December 14, 2012

Advertising has evolved with integrated social media. From print, to radio, to television and the internet, each advancement allows companies to reach customers in the newest way. Today, social...

AP Literature students access their Facebook accounts during class. Photo/ Maddie Mayhew

The Social Network holds the power

April 24, 2012

The prevalence of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and Pinterest is undeniable. Especially in the teen market, social networks have the potential to influence what their audiences...

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