Archive For April, 2010

Did you check in yet?

By Laura | April 22, 2010

With two of my close friends recently discovering the wonders of Foursquare, I’ve heard the phrase “Did you check in yet?” more times than I can count. Each stop warrants a new Foursquare check in, and on good days, a new badge or mayorship. Combining the media frenzy that surrounds the popular location based service [...]

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We all know reality TV isn’t really reality…

By Laura | April 20, 2010

Tonight, I’m flipping through the channels and landed on the infamous American Idol for the first time since… probably high school. I’ve always loved watching the initial auditions but get pretty bored after they pick the first 24 finalists. All I have to say is… seriously? From when I started watching this show in maybe [...]

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Tricks of the Trade: Interviewing

By Laura | April 14, 2010

I feel uncommonly blessed when it comes to my college experience for several reasons, but mainly, in regards to academics, because of the valuable relationships I formed with my professors and friends, or soon-to-be colleagues. I learned everything from the intricacies of public relations to the routines of interviewing to the practice of networking while [...]

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Quick Rundown: Twitter Applications

By Laura | April 9, 2010

I downloaded the official Twitter application for Blackberry today (at the expert recommendation from colleague Donald Martelli) after using Seesmic for a couple months and UberTwitter before that. This might be personal preference, but I think the app blows other “unofficial” apps out of the water. As an iPhone user of over a year before [...]

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Sad Goodbye

By Laura | April 1, 2010

My grandma passed away on Wednesday at the amazing age of 96. Emma was an incredible grandmother to me and it’s sad to say goodbye to such an amazing woman. She was a beautiful person, inside and out, and she will be greatly missed by all of us.

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