The Website is Back!
12/28/2011 19:27
The blog will reactivate with the spring semester. Stay posted for new blog posts, an online-only edition of the magazine, and a new semester of articles!
Article archive
Paint Your House to Pay Your Mortgage
04/11/2011 21:39
Adzookie.com, a company whose service is to provide business owners with widespread advertisement of their companies, is asking homeowners to advertise for them. The deal is that for every month that a homeowner allows Adzookie to turn their home’s exterior into a giant billboard, Adzookie...
The Little Tablet That Could
02/23/2011 19:22
When the iPad was released last April, it seemed the tech world didn’t quite know how to react. Here was a device that wasn’t quite a laptop and couldn’t quite be dismissed as a scaled up iPod touch; some loved it, some hated it, and the New York Times featured a two-part review to address the...
The New Generation of Watches
02/22/2011 01:53
As the world becomes increasingly digital, your good ol’fashioned time-tellers are also getting revamped. A design by TickTock that combines the wristwatch and the iPod Nano has received a shocking amount of support online, including over $540,000 of funds through various investors. The...
AT&T "Truly Raising the Bar"?
02/22/2011 01:49
It’s hard to believe that we could possibly require our smartphones to have any more technological capacity. However, the industry has been growing so fast that most of us are constantly curious as to what the next innovation will provide. Many people were not overly impressed by Apple’s...
BottomsUp: A New Type of Viral Marketing
02/12/2011 21:14
College viral videos are a great way to spread ideas, products, and start trends. A video about beer cups that fill from the bottom up? Sounds like a video with 100% viral success in the college world. BottomsUP Beer’s “bottom up” video was posted, re-posted, and re-re-posted on Facebook...
Return of Environmentalism to New York Backyards
02/09/2011 01:05
In 1989, the Oxford English Dictionary included an entry for the word “nimby” for the first time. An acronym for “not in my backyard,” nimby refers to the attitude of residents who object to hazardous sites being developed close to them – landfills, power plants, incinerators, and the like –...
Power in Numbers
02/07/2011 21:08
When it comes to finding a great deal on a new restaurant, hotel, or event, Groupon has put power in the hands of the consumer. That is, if there are enough of them. Founded in 2008 with just shy of...
Lost in Wilderness? Text Messages to the Rescue
01/30/2011 14:49
In one of the most high-profile films of the past year, James Franco depicts a hiker trapped by a falling boulder in 127 Hours. If anything, the story embodies the risks of extreme danger and unforeseen hazards when adventurers journey out into the wilderness.
Now, with...
Forget your Wallet: Pay with your Phone
01/17/2011 20:57
Bling Nation is a start up with bold ambitions. They are attempting to change the way we pay for everyday transactions. The service links to PayPal through a small sticker called a ‘BingTag’ that can be easily attached to your cell phone. At participating retailers, the cashier enters the total...
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