UI assistant professor in the journalism school, Melissa Tully, joined us for our weekly RoundTable discussion to examine how the recent changes in internet privacy have caused ads to become more tailored to web users and Google’s recent “for dummies” privacy statement to help limit the time users spend reading privacy policy (it would take a person 25 days out of the year to read privacy policies).

Listen to the RoundTable discussion below:

We also spoke with Nick Bergus, an Iowa City blogger, University of Iowa instructor, and freelancer. He told us the story of how he became the face of a sponsored ad for a 55 gallon tub of personal lubricant. To here the interview with Nick, listen below.

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By KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury, Kuper Bergman, Caitlin Fry, and Jen Hoch

Last week, the University of Iowa memes Facebook page blew up in one night, with hundreds and hundreds of memes being created and posted by UI students. “Scumbag Steve”, “Socially Akward Penguin”,”Hipster Kitty” and even the new meme, “Scumbag Sally Mason” were among some of the more popular images. The creator of the Facebook page, Matt Starns, and administrator of the page, Andrew Deloucas, joined us in the studio to talk about the page, why it is no longer visible, and the future of the page.

Listen to the full interview below:

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