Tumblr: The Yahoo! Acquisition and Beyond

By Mitch Cavender, Intern Since its creation in 2007, Tumblr has accumulated a diverse user-base that uses the platform for myriad of purposes.  Hipsters, angsty teens, social justice champions, fandom shippers, and everything in between have learned to call the blue-backgrounded blogging site home, as it serves as their one stop shop for everything from […]

Is Technology Making Us Lazy?

By Christina Roman, Intern In this day and age technology has made life easier for everyone in so many different ways. Everything is faster and easier to obtain. Why cook rice the old fashion way when you can throw it in the microwave? Why own a land line when you have a cell phone that […]

Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop or Queen of Social Media?

By Hannan Ben Slimane, Intern Allow me to introduce you to the 26-year-old New Yorker known worldwide for her controversy and her talent to generate buzz (but most importantly for being a pop star), Lady Gaga. Today, a lot of artists use social media such as Twitter and Instagram (Rihanna is an Instagram addict for […]

True Life: I have an addiction to Social Networking

By Christine Brown, Intern Okay, I admit it. I have an addiction; an addiction to social media. I usually joke about things like this because I am never without my phone, but I need to be serious. I have a problem. I started to realize this when I started my internship. I needed to let […]