Posted 9/29/11 8:44 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Social media, Tech
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You are busy. Volunteering takes time. Giving back sounds good, but squeezing it in just doesn't sound practical, right? Sparked.com wants to make service as simple as, say, procrastinating online — and we all know how good we are at that. Welcome to the world of "microvolunteering."
Posted 9/29/11 6:52 pm EST by Sian-Pierre Regis in Events, News, Social media, Tech
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So what if I'm playing FarmVille all day? I'm giving back to charity! From now until October 31st, join game-developer Zynga and the stuffed-crust-famous Pizza Hut as they try to stamp out world hunger.
Posted 9/29/11 3:50 pm EST by Jose Iniguez in Celebs, Social media, Sweet Tweet, Tech
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One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush is quite visible on Twitter, with over 400,000 followers as of this post (including us!). Forget the self-promotion, though; Sophia's feed is full of wise words, replies to fans, AND quite a few tweets shining her spotlight social causes--like the violent crisis in Central Africa that has mostly gone invisible.
Posted 9/22/11 3:58 pm EST by Jose Iniguez in Music, Tech
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In a video for the It Gets Better campaign posted on May 4, Jamey Rodemeyer names Lady Gaga as a source of support in looking past anti-gay bullying directed toward him. "She makes me so happy and she let's me know that I was born this way," he said about Gaga. In a tragic turn, he committed suicide on September 18 at the age of 14, just days before the one year anniversary of when Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi took his life.
Posted 9/19/11 4:28 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Celebs, News, Resources, Social media, Tech
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Later this week, world leaders will gather in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting, at which point we will all demand answers to one burning question: Who wants to unscramble some Pieces of Peace!?
Posted 9/15/11 4:30 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Health, School, Social media, Tech
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Guess how much time Americans spent on Facebook last month? Go ahead, guess. Didja say 100,000 years? No? Well, surprise, surprise. That's the equivalent of how long we dilly-dallied, friended, updated, tagged and "liked this."
Posted 9/15/11 10:25 am EST by Lauren Grillo in Movies, Social media, Tech
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The girl who leaves 40 missed calls in an hour on her boyfriend’s phone--and recruits you to analyze every text. The guy whose uploaded songs you know by heart but not his name. The online superstar who keeps his 3,000 friends up-to-date on his every move...and of course that picture that ends up being sent to well, everyone. Sound familiar?
Posted 9/9/11 2:29 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Jobs, Money, News, politics, Tech
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Didja watch the President's speech last night about the economy? Didja hear him announce the American Jobs Act? Didja get what it would really mean for young people today? We've got the lowdown.
Posted 9/6/11 2:05 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Events, Tech
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Complete this sentence: "On Sunday, Sept. 11, I will.... " Make a donation? Show up for a rally? Take to the streets singing your heart out? Lady Gaga, Pauly D and Nas are doing it. You can, too.
Posted 8/25/11 6:32 pm EST by Lauren Grillo in Resources, Tech
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Have you ever read something online that was so hurtful you couldn’t believe someone was capable of writing it…and then realized it was about you? Been the gossip topic online? Flooded with hurtful texts?
