This Year, Civic Participation Gets You an “I Voted” Foursquare Badge. As we saw in 2008, the U.S. elections are a great time for web companies to showcase their wares. This year, Foursquare is getting in on the action, encouraging civic participation with the introduction of an “I Voted” badge, a digital version of the sticker often handed out at polling places around the country.
To pull this off — and create at least some sort of verification around voting — a number of organizations have partnered up, including Foursquare, Rock the Vote, Pew Center, Google and the Voting Information Project. Eric Friedman, director of business development at Foursquare said in a statement, "We're excited to work with such an amazing group of partners to harness the power of Foursquare to drive civic engagement through the ‘I Voted’ badge. With over 4 million users, Foursquare is now at the scale where checkins communicate a larger trend and we're excited to make this data more accessible to the public. " Will you check in on Election Day? Let us know in the comments. StumbleUpon. COMMS corner: 40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts. Photo : yfrog.com/gq9zaj - Shared by BarbaraNixon. 50 really useful Android tips and tricks. UPDATE: If you have Android 2.2, check out our 20 handy Android 2.2 tips and tricks.
Android is a great little mobile operating system for the modern smartphone, but it can feel a little bewildering and complex to the newcomer. Google's quest to make everyone feel at home by providing layer upon layer of option screens and hundreds of tweakable settings can leave people a little lost, plus there's your widgets to worry about, the Home screen layout and much more hidden beneath Google's green bonnet. 10 best tablet PCs in the world today So here, to make things a little easier for Android newcomers and those seeking a few more power tips, we present 50 essential Android facts and techniques.
These tips are mostly for the 2.1 version of Android, which is by far the most common form of the OS out there today - but much of the advice will also work on older and newer versions and those boutique varieties skinned by some hardware makers. 1. Activate the Android Power Strip 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Photo : yfrog.com/481b3vwdj - Shared by BarbaraNixon. Did you use one of these 10 most overused buzzwords in your LinkedIn profile this year? « RT @ValerieSimon: By the way, if you are in the Class of 2011, please let me know so I can add you to our list #PRStu. LIVE | The Baseball Channel | MLB.com: Multimedia. Back to MLB.com Tags: MLB.com/LIVE. Gunman on the loose UT Campus Austin TX | Fromtheold.
There is a gunman on the run at the University of Texas. Reports say the guy shot himself after shooting 10 shots. It is unknown if there are people injured. It is also unknown exactly what is happening but the sirens went off and some of the buildings in the area is locked. There was a shooting. Awaiting more info. Shooter is dead, confirmed by police. The shooter killed himself. As some of you may know, UT Austin Police and other law enforcement agencies are investigating reports of a shooting on the UT Austin campus near 21st and Speedway. Chancellor Cigarroa A suspected shooter in library is dead. Second shooter said to be in the field house at UT campus. There are reports of a Tank on the UT campus grounds. The campus is on lockdown, police are now searching for the second suspect. The first suspect that shot himself on the sixth floor of the University of Texas campus Library (Perry-Castaneda Library) was carrying a AK47.
The entire campus is surrounded by police and swat personnel. @TechDagan The @Discovery #gunman's (alleged) manifesto sounds similar to plot in Clive Cussler's Plague Ship. Senate Arts Report Card - Dirty Dozen | Americans for the Arts Action Fund. Have you ever brought home an F grade on a report card? What about in the arts? Hard to imagine. Well, our U.S. Senators brought home their grades, and although they weren't graded on their paintings or musical scales, they managed to fail the arts. The Arts Action Fund graded the members of the U.S.
Whether they blatantly speak out against the arts, say they support the arts and then vote another way, or simply don’t know the economic role the arts play and the well-being they provide in their state, each of the twelve Senators we have featured received an F grade on their support for the arts. There are also many who aced their support of the arts and should be commended, and we'll be sharing some of those champions with you in the coming weeks along with more stories from the Congressional Arts Report Card.
Unlike the report card you used to bring home though, an F grade affects more than just these Senators or their states. So will these Senators improve their grades next time? Your Best Shot 2010. Share photos on Twitter. I Need a Hero! Foodimentary. A submarine sandwich, also known as a sub, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian sandwich, po’ boy, wedge, zep, Hodgson, torpedo, bocadillo or roll, is a sandwich that consists of an oblong roll, often of Italian, Spanish or French bread, split lengthwise either into two pieces or opened in a “V” on one side, and filled with various meats, cheeses, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces. The sandwich has no standardized name, and many U.S. regions have their own names for it and in where they found at least 17 different names for the same product.
The usage of the several terms varies regionally but not in any pattern, as they have been used variously by the people and enterprises who make and sell them. The terms submarine and sub are widespread and not assignable to any certain region, though many of the localized terms are clustered in the northeast United States, where the most Italian Americans live. The term hoagie originated in the Philadelphia area. Elphaba Yourself. Elizabeth Edwards dies after battle with cancer. Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 61. Edwards, an attorney, author and health care advocate, died Tuesday morning in her Chapel Hill home surrounded by family.
"Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life," her family said in a statement. "On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Edwards was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. On Monday, Edwards released a statement saying she had stopped treatment after doctors told her additional treatment would be "unproductive. " Her last book, "Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities," went on sale in June.
Social Media Examples From Edelman’s New Media Academic Summit 2010 « The PR Post. August 1, 2010 by Tiffany Gallicano Edelman generously hosted a conference at New York University for public relations professors to explore recent case studies and trends in how digital media are transforming public relations practices. This conference was co-hosted by New York University and Syracuse University. Many thanks goes to Edelman’s extraordinary event planners: Latraviette Smith, Caitlin Prentice, Terri Peterson and Christopher Contompasis, as well as the Syracuse University team, headed by Brenda Wrigley, who put together the teaching roundtable discussion. Richard Edelman kicked off the conference with an engaging presentation titled “The Digital Reset: Communicating in an Era of Engagement.”
I’ve noted some fresh social media examples from the conference below. EngagementBen and Jerry’s asked people to create a new flavor. BlackBerry asked questions of fans on Facebook, such as what their ringtone was. Additional blog post from the conference by Andrea Genevieve Like this: My Quickie Publishing Experience on Kindle. Last week I read an interesting article in the Huffington Post about publishing work on Kindle by J.A. Konrath. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for awhile now, so I took a stab at it over the weekend. I’m happy to report it was really quite simple. I didn’t feel like putting up one of my awful novels, so I went ahead and put up a short story I ran on the site back in 2008 called Jeremy Shade and Spatula Inn.
Adding Jeremy Shade to Kindle Putting up the story involved, signing up for the Amazon Digital Text Platform and then uploading the text of the story. Amazon allows you to upload in one of several formats, including Word, HTML, or epub. Once everything is submitted, Amazon does some magic on the files to prepare them for the Kindle and then it goes off for a quality check. Less than 48 hours later, my story was available for sale.
I did feel a little odd about selling just one story. One thing that is interesting about the Kindle platform is versioning. A whole new world? Journalism Barbie Hits Stores - Watch Your Back Katie Couric! Reporting live ... it's Barbie! Credit: Stan Honda, AFP/Getty Images She's glamorous and sparkly with her long blond hair, side-swept bangs, pale pink short skirt and Chanel-style fitted jacket. And those accessories! Black ankle-strap platform pumps with pink bows, shiny black microphone, news folder and camera. Meet Journalism Barbie! The latest career from Mattel's Barbie I Can Be... line that lets America's favorite doll try out new gigs. The journalism job was chosen by a global vote, but, of course, this news anchor Barbie is into TV journalism -- a newspaper reporting doll would just be so 2009.
The career we want to see next? Related: Breaking Barbie News: 'Mad Men' Dolls and Discounted Black Barbie. Twirly Birds Tote Giveaway. Official Rules: THIS PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION ONLY BY RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND D.C. ("U.S. ") AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO, AND GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY INDIANA LAW.
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The Ethics of Public Relations | Daily Titan. The Public Relations Student Society of America met Wednesday to welcome interested students and participate in an ethics discussion. PRSSA, a student-run organization that works closely with the Public Relations Society of America, hosts speaker sessions, helps students get internships and attends a national conference every year. “It’s a great opportunity to network, we have a really good mentor program and touch on every aspect of the public relations field,†Fundraising Director Kristina Bello said.
Cal State Fullerton Chapter President Christa Keizer stressed that the organization promotes hands on experience by working closely with nonprofit organizations such as Ready OC – a group that is raising awareness for emergency preparation. “Our members graduate and have the experience and create networks that help them get internships as well as jobs,†Keizer said. €œStudents know exactly what they are getting into before they get internships and jobs,†Vicencia said. First Five Followers. RT @breyeschow: Sweet! The #kindle edition of @carolhoward's "Reframing Hope" is out #famousbyassociation. Can Things Possibly Get Any Worse for the U. of Georgia? - Tweed. I like my fortune. What do you think, @cdbond? #listen. Trends in Toronto, Canada. Bugs and daffy in duck season.
Anchors Aweigh: Full Sail University Seeks Director of PR and Social Media. New apps let couch potatoes and bookworms check in, too. Miso awards badges for check-ins to shows like Tour de France coverage or the entertainment magic of David Hasselhoff. New check-in apps let users tell friends what they're watching, listening to or reading Trend a response to location-based apps like Foursquare and Facebook Places GetGlue awards stickers for active users; Miso aims to connect TV fans Entertainment companies already signing up, seeing potential in thousands of check-ins (CNN) -- Intrigued by Foursquare, or Facebook's new Places feature, but not sure anybody would be interested in where you go every day?
Take heart, couch potatoes -- a gang of new mobile applications are starting to emerge, and they're designed just for you. Let's face it -- most of us aren't hitting The Scratcher, Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley's favorite East Village watering hole, every other night or battling to be the "mayor" of our neighborhood coffeehouse. These apps let users earn virtual rewards and meet fans with similar interests. Cam Newton's Heisman is a victory for fact over suspicions | Jeff Schultz.
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She had been battling health problems and died of complications from a blood clot that first developed in May. Oropeza, 53, was successfully treated for liver cancer in 2004. Tuesday's result will trigger a special election. The Daily Breeze reports that the campaign's final stretch was fraught with controversy: The Los Angeles Times has more about the controversial mailer, which was paid for by the California Democratic Party. The complaint filed by Republicans says that the state's top election official gave "her name and her office to an illegal attempt to sway this election. " The Florida peninsula and the southeastern U.S. on the kind o. Storm system threatens eastern United States. iReporter Tracy Gill shot pictures of a flooded backyad in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. NEW: Flooding reported in Pittsburgh, elsewhere in PennsylvaniaNEW: Conditions improve at region's airportsWinds break Christmas tree near Brooklyn BridgeThe weather service confirms an EF-2 tornado damaged homes in Georgia (CNN) -- A strong storm system Wednesday brought rain and winds that shut down the Statue of Liberty and delayed flights for more than four hours at airports in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Flight times were almost back to normal by late Wednesday. The wind snapped a large lighted Christmas tree at the South Street Seaport a few blocks from the Brooklyn Bridge, CNN New York affiliate WABC reported. No injuries were reported. The Statue of Liberty was forced to close at 2 p.m. because of inclement weather, the National Park Service said on Twitter. Heavy rain triggered flooding in some Eastern states a day after the system raked the Southeast. Hmmm. Wonder if this corned beef hash from Crepes Etc will make #WeekendEats? @jeffhouck.
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