The London 2012 Olympics are getting just as much recognition for their social media innovations as they are for their athletics. With less than 100 days until the events begin, this year’s games have been dubbed the “first social Games.” The Olympic Athlete’s Hub, an online social media fan base launched this week, aims to …
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Get Ready for the 2012 (Social) Olympics
Posted April 27, 2012 By AliCharli in Social Media, Uncategorized With | No Comments -
Facebook: Why the Company is Enviably Green
Posted March 28, 2012 By AliCharli in Living Green, Social Media With | No CommentsHere’s a strange question…Is Facebook green? Facebook recently released an animated infographic showing how the social networking site is taking small and large scale initiatives to be green. Their overall objective is to use the Facebook platform to protect the environment, and since 2010, Facebook has consciously been making sustainability efforts. As for the present …
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Pinterest: Marketing for your Business
Posted February 29, 2012 By AliCharli in Social Media With | 2 CommentsAre you pinning yet? Pinterest.com is the new darling of social media. In a sentence, the site is a virtual vision board where users can pin photographs of things they find beautiful, inspiring, or just worthy of sharing with other users. Pinterest requires users to request an invite, but they allow everyone, so don’t be …
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#Superbowl46: Social Media + The Super Bowl
Posted February 7, 2012 By AliCharli in Social Media With | No CommentsHow are the Super Bowl and social media connected? Well, for starters, Super Bowl XLVI broke the second and third place records for tweets per second. The Giants vs. Patriots game culminated with 12,233 tweets per second while half-time guest Madonna spurred 10,245 tweets per second. This year, social media and the Super Bowl had …
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App Review: Vintage Cam
Posted December 15, 2011 By AliCharli in Techie Talk With | 1 CommentVintage Camera Pro is the newest addition to the recent swarm of vintage inspired photography apps available for iPhone and iPod touch. Released this week, the Vintage Cam app is a useful resource for professional photographers and hobbyists alike. If you enjoy the ever popular Instagram or the 8mm Vintage Camera, one of our previously …
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Modern Protest 101: Using Social Media
Posted October 11, 2011 By AliCharli in Local Flavor, Social Media With | 2 CommentsHow did Occupy Wall Street make it onto your radar? Was it through communication from newspapers, TV, word of mouth, or demonstrations in your city? For me, it was through my Facebook and Twitter feed. Occupy Wall Street caught my attention when friends posting quotes, interviews, photo and video related to the cause began showing …
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8mm Vintage Camera App Review
Posted September 7, 2011 By AliCharli in Blog, Techie Talk With | 3 CommentsIf you’re one of the 7 million people who enjoy the Instagram App for its nostalgic photo quality, then you should check out the less hyped about 8mm Vintage Camera App. Created by Nexvio Inc, the 8mm App is priced at a reasonable $1.99. Film enthusiasts and professional videographers alike praise this App, and its …
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Alexander McQueen’s ‘Savage Beauty’
Posted August 15, 2011 By AliCharli in Blog, Local Flavor With | 3 Comments -
Phish Fest: Superball IX
Posted July 12, 2011 By AliCharli in Blog, Local Flavor With | 2 CommentsDuring a weekly JSN Skype meeting, while speaking about our 4th of July plans, the conversation went roughly like this: Angela: Ali, what are you doing for 4th of July? Ali: I’m going to a Phish festival in upstate New York. Angela: That’s great, will you write your blog about that? Ali: Sure! Angela: Laura …
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Groove on Grove: Jersey City Rocks
Posted April 28, 2011 By AliCharli in Local Flavor With | 2 CommentsWhere can you listen to local live music outdoors while drinking tasty beverages and sampling snacks from local eateries? Groove on Grove! That’s right, it’s that time of the year again. If you don’t know about Groove on Grove, imagine this…It’s seven p.m., you’re coming up from the Grove Street PATH Station, there’s music playing, …
