The Telescope

Down the Rabbit Hole

Cyndi Cunningham • May 17, 2024

Jerry Hernandez was 13 in 2018. Like most kids his age, he spent his time watching videos on YouTube. As he bounced between videos on games and memes, YouTube suggested videos like “Feminist Gets Owned,” ...

The Influence of Social Media Trends

Faith Conant • March 17, 2023

Social media trends influence the public in different ways, from buying products to bringings awareness to nonprofit organizations.

Palomar’s Social Media Presence

Nikki Castro • February 13, 2023

THUMBS DOWN - Is Palomar falling behind with its following?

The Campus Atmosphere isn’t Very Simulating

Lucia Skinner • November 14, 2022

THUMBS DOWN - I don’t know that we are doing enough to coax students back for just the pure joy of early college life. Maybe it is the lack of noise on campus that makes me worry that the same collaboration...

Netflix Algorithms in Action

Jake Koehler • February 28, 2021

Every suggestion on streaming services and social media are part of complex algorithms created by those platforms.

Coffee Time Podcast

Telescope Staff • December 15, 2020

Telescope writers Hannah Hanford and Sheila Izvernari talk about the popular social media platform, TikTok. https://youtu.be/d2Vn7rLPuts

Why Students Need to be Aware of Social Media When Voting

Hannah Hanford • November 4, 2020

When voting in the 2020 election or any future election, students need to understand the dangerous role that social media is playing. Before students cast their vote, they need to know what is happening...

COVID-19 Increased Revenue for Social Media Influencers

Hannah Hanford • October 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way influencers on social media are doing business, which includes providing them a great opportunity to livestream. This grants them many benefits. Before the...

The Telescope Newspaper Policy

Erin Hiro • September 30, 2020

Mission statement The mission of The Telescope Newspaper is to tell the true stories of Palomar College. This independent, student-run newspaper is the storyteller and megaphone of Palomar College’s...

How to Create and Develop a Blog about Coding – Insightful Tips

Ben Lebrau • January 22, 2019

Editor's Note: Sponsored Content Blogging is very popular today. Sometimes, this hobby develops into something bigger - a corporate blog with a number of followers. As a result, it can become a decent...

Beauty influencers speak out

Sammi Cox • September 26, 2018

In recent years, the beauty industry has skyrocketed. What once consisted solely of makeup brands and business owners, now is made up of freelance artists, social media influencers and brand ambassadors, Samantha...

Vero app is the new Instagram

Seji Gaerlan • April 2, 2018

Vero - True Social, is the newest social media application that is perfect for internet creators. Due to the removal advertisements and algorithms, users do not have to compete against bigger influencers...