Pokémon GO is now the biggest mobile game in U.S. history Why is everyone walking around staring at their phones? In droves? Like the walking dead mob? Why are kids going out for spontaneous walks? Exercising? Well yes and no. One thing is sure – groups of people are walking around aimlessly with their phones. […]
Snapchat swapped places with Instagram and jumps in front. In November of 2015, Snapchat was the Third Most Popular Social Network Among Millennials. Snapchat, which allows users to send photo messages that automatically delete themselves shortly after being viewed, shocked many when they turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from Facebook last November. But it’s […]
It’s that time of year again for one of my favorite event at Rutgers – Hack RU. This year about 900 students are expected to attend the Rutgers Hackathon spring 2016. Held at the Rutgers RAC building, the event draws students from many different colleges and states. As they all spend 24 hours honing their […]
Tonight is the last night for American Idol and after 15 years they have definitely left their mark on pop culture. I didn’t watch every season but it was the kind of show you could watch with the family and provided some fun competition. They also made a dent in social media and marketing, by […]
Fascinating Drone footage. The slow-motion, fish-eye perspective, and sweeping effects that drone cameras capture is both soothing and mysterious. Combined with some great music, the drone video effect offers a unique perspective on the world that cant be reproduced by other means.
We have become infatuated by taking “selfies”. “Selfie” was named the word of 2013 by the Oxford English dictionary. What does our culture’s obsession with selfies say about us? Why do you take selfies? Self-image is an important aspect of social acceptance. It’s not always in a narcissistic way. This is how we define ourselves, and present […]