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College Shadow: Live Twitter Blog ‘09

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Are you a college freshman? Do you love to Tweet?

CampusCompare, a free website that helps high school students find their best-fit college, is sponsoring “College Shadow: Live Twitter Blog ‘09″.

Give prospective students a real taste for the student life. We’re looking for a twitter-savvy college student to tweet a-day-in-the-life. From the time you get up to the time you go to bed, you’ll tweet a running-commentary about your classes, clubs, parties, and more!

To apply, email: info@campuscompare.com and put the words “College Shadow” in the subject line

  • Tell us a bit about yourself: your school, your major, your activities, etc. A paragraph or two is more than enough.
  • We need a veteran Tweeter. Include the url of your Twitter account so we can see what your tweets are usually like.
  • In 140 character or less, tell us why you chose to attend your college. Be creative, have fun, and may the best Tweeter win!
  • You’ll need a mobile phone with wireless capabilities, like a Blackberry or an iPhone. We don’t suggest bringing your laptop to Beer Pong.

The winner gets a $50 gift certificate iTunes. And INTERNET FAME.

POSTED BY Bloggin' with Robin IN Funnies, Greek Life, Hi-Tech, New Features, Student Spotlight, Student Views, college parties
11.12.09
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Back-to-School Deals To Drool Over

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Remember when 24 rainbow-hued, unbroken crayons were all you needed for back-to-school bliss?

Nowadays, your shopping list may be a bit more extensive (what 6-year-old can’t live without an iPod Nano?) but back-to-school shopping can still provide the same sense of excitement. So, to help you wade through the ubiquitous August back-to-school ads, we’ve scoured the net for the deals you can’t live without:

Jealousy-Inspiring Electronics:

If you’re in the market for toys that will help you waste time AND make new friends, here are some sick deals well worth your mama’s back-to-school cash.

Impress your dorm-mates with a shiny, new Xbox360, on sale for $399.99. Pick up the Arcade Bundle for only $199.99, if you need something to occupy those long nights hanging out with your ol’ pal Doritos.

Take advantage of Apple’s crazy once-a-year deal: College students get a free iPod touch with any laptop purchase. AirBook here I come! This deal is totally drool-worthy: the iPod touch lets you surf the web and listen to music all in one little hand-held device. A great way to procrastinate in the library… as if you didn’t already know.

Also drool-worthy: this 24-inch HDTV. Who knew you could get a 24′ flat screen for under $300? A helluva -lot better than that old VHS/TV combo your parents keep trying to pawn off on you. Just tell them it’s for all those research documentaries you’ll be watching for your Anthropology class…

Better Than Crayons

Office Depot is having a major sale on school supplies, including trusty-old Crayola crayons. If you’re over the age of six, stock up on folders, highlighters, and even laptop accessories to make your cramming sessions easier.

A-Team Tricks

If you’re thinking of taking the SATs next year and need some help getting that perfect score, Kaplan is offering $100 off of prep-courses. Also, in the vein of getting something for nothing, they’re giving away a free SAT practice test.

IMHO, Compare Textbooks still offers the best deal around for buying your books. Surf all the major online bookstores and sort for the best prices. Instead of going to one bookstore, you get to go to 10 at once. Efficient, yah?

Hope that whets your appetite with back-to-school shopping. On top of the deals mentioned above, don’t forget to buy your shiny new box of crayons. Coloring inside-the-lines optional.

POSTED BY Bloggin' with Robin IN Hi-Tech, What's Hot, top 10
08.25.09
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Kindle On Campus: Yet another way we can get our stuff stolen

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

 Amazon will be joining with six colleges this fall to test their “Kindle DX” as a textbook alternative. The “Kindle DX” is their latest version of their high-tech hand-held electronic reading device, and is now able to hold large documents like textbooks. Schools like Princeton and Pace University are signing on to test the adaptability of the Kindle to colleges, sighting the environment and convenience as reasons why the Kindle might just revolutionize college textbooks.

You know what else the Kindle will revolutionize? Campus theft. Not like we aren’t getting our iPods, laptops, and Blackberries stolen left and right, now we get to have our entire semester’s worth of textbooks lifted in the flash of an eye!

With the introduction of the walkman back in the 1980’s, the rise of petty theft increased dramatically. Loitering thieves can swipe a thousand-dollar laptop with the ease of a pickpocket, and you won’t even blink an eye. And campuses’ are thieves’ favorite hang-outs. Why? Because you can always count on a college student to own the latest in technology. Plus, students tend to loiter on campus themselves, hanging out in the library and in cafes, studying and chatting with friends. There are plenty of distractions that make it easy for thieves to go right up to your corral or table and grab the backpack you left under the chair.

And now they can steal Kindle’s to boot. Woohoo. Just what we needed, a semester’s worth of readings gone right before the midterm. I’ve already heard horror stories of laptops stolen the night before a thesis was due. Imagine the possibilities if all of our textbooks are in one, nifty little device. Sorry Prof, the dog ate my Kindle.

Here’s an idea. Start making actual books and course-packs available online for cheap, as opposed to charging 80 bucks for a spiral-bound collection articles written fifty years ago. We have the internet we don’t need another pricey device to add to our semester purchases.

Along with Princeton and Pace, UVA’s Darden School of Business, Case Western Reserve University, Reed College, and Arizona State University will also be testing the Kindle on campus for free to select students and profs. I’m guessing the rest of us are going to have to pay for ours.

POSTED BY Bloggin' with Robin IN Campus Safety, Hi-Tech
07.30.09
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