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06 Nov
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05 Nov
#Follow Fakeness: The Scoop on Sandy’s Social Media Backlash
Exactly one week after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, we are all too familiar with the horrific scenes of rushing floodwaters and flattened homes along the East Coast. News broadcasts are now filled with emotional coverage of mourning families pleading for help from their water-engulfed neighborhoods. Yet, despite the heartbreaking destruction, many people still chose to abuse […] -
31 Oct
The Google Crisis Map: A Storm Saving Grace
Just as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards the Northeast on Monday, Google unveiled a new crisis map that enables users to follow the storm’s path. Although the map is cool by nature, given its real-time, interactive capabilities, its availability is vital to those who lay in the storm’s path. This map also serves as a saving […] -
25 Oct
Helpful Safety Tool or Aid to Overbearing Parents: The Inside Scoop on this Halloween’s Trick or Tracker
This Halloween, parents have a new and improved tool to help their children stay safe. The Trick or Tracker App was created to ease the minds of parents while traveling in the dark of night for trick-or-treating. Compatible with many smart phones on the market, the GPS enabled app works as a virtual compass between […] -
22 Oct
New Social Media Site Breaks Ground in Breast Cancer Fight
Stepping into the social media landscape is MyBCTeam.com, an online social network that aims to connect breast cancer patients and survivors to each other. Through detailed profiles of their cancer type and treatment plan, these women are given a comforting virtual space to interact and bond despite this distressing disease. As the first social network […] -
19 Oct
Controversy Looms as Reddit Stands by Freedom of Speech
The self-proclaimed “home page of the internet”, Reddit, has come under recent scrutiny for their questionable conduct in handling controversial discussion boards. Founded in 2005, by two college grads, the site offers user-generated news stories and pictures in forums dubbed “subreddits”. The recent controversy erupted in the last few days over subreddits that contained inappropriate […] -
17 Oct
RapGenius.com Steps on the Virtual Scene Schoolin’ the World on the Word
Buzz is stirring across all forms of media over an innovative, Wikipedia like site that is making waves in the music and technology industries. RapGenius.com is an annotative-based site that allows patrons to decipher the hidden meanings behind popular music lyrics. For example, in a posting of singer Frank Ocean’s release, “Pyramids”, a user can […] -
15 Oct
iPad Mini’s Anticipated Release- Apple’s Savior?
Rumors are circulating that Apple is about to reveal its newest tech gadget, the iPad mini. The iPad mini will be closer to (but still larger than) the Kindle Fire in size and is likely to sell for an amount in the $199-$299 range. Of course, Apple has not made public any official statements, just […] -
19 Sep
Growth of PearlTrees in the Social Media Jungle
PearlTrees is a digital library designed with a unique interface and mapping style. It’s a place to classify, store and save your favorite media found online. This is popular social media ground to tread: Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Pinterest – These would all be considered social bookmarking. We’ve watch them rise and we’ve watched some […] -
17 Sep
There’s a New Station in Town
Are you fatigued with mainstream radio and listening to the same playlist again and again? Last month, Boston.com launched RadioBDC, an Internet station that showcases the best of the alternative genre 24/7. The station features DJs from the recently departed 101.7 FM WFNX Boston (the East Coast’s first alternative station,) which was sold to Clear […]