We know our network is full of talented bloggers of all types, many of you are artistic and creative in your own ways. That’s why we’d like to enlist your help in designing our new logo.
We’re already offering $250 to the winning design through our contest on 99designs.com, but if you’re a college student with a valid .edu email (meaning pretty much all TCBN members), we’ll sweeten the deal by offering one week of free promotion on our new CollegeBlender.com. We’ll create a special spot just for you, above the fold of course, where you can place an ad, image, message, whatever-you-want, for one week. If you win, we can work out the details, but keep in mind, some obvious limitations apply… email us if you can’t figure them out :]
Visit our contest page to catch up on the design brief and submit a logo of your own!
Big news! After months of work, the new version of The College Blog Network is on the horizon. So much has changed that we will reincarnate as a new site- CollegeBlender.com. We will still continue to focus on blogs, but will be expanding our base to music, art, and much more- all created by other college students and alumni.
We sent out a site-wide email yesterday, but because many people don’t check their school emails during the summer we wanted to add a blog post so those of you enjoying your summer can also get in on the good news!
We are working to get the new site live in the next 2 weeks or so, and as a small “thank you” for sticking with us from the start we want to offer all current [and new] TCBN users the chance to choose their CollegeBlender usernames before the site goes live.
Note: You will be able to provide a first and last name in addition to your username once the site is live, and your username will be used for your “vanity URL” aka: http://collegeblender.com/users/username.
If you forgot your login information just contact us and we will get you rock’n and rollin’ at the speed of the internet. Keep your eyes peeled, big new things are just around the corner!
Thanks again for your continued support and awesome posts,
The College Blog Network / CollegeBlender Team
It’s f*cking SUMMERTIME people! Finals are over, school is out and the sun is shining! For some this means a summer of slaving away at a “job” [me], and for others it means days of carefree partying and enjoying the warm weather. We will be here alllll summmmerrr lonnnggg hookin’ you up with some of the most interesting posts from college people all over the world!
If you tried to find us this weekend, we were gone! :poof: Our [now previous] hosting provider pushed the off button and didn’t even tell us! As soon as we discovered what happened we hired a gang of ninjas to take out said hosting company. We have since moved all the data/sites/blah over to our new hosting at rackspace we are very happy with it so far :).
It’s been a while since the last best of post so there is alot to catch up on. One of our newer blog-members Onward State posted about how Penn State student Nicky Kundnani stole thousands from his fellow students through a fake hedge fund. And people say you don’t learn anything useful in college! Wall Street would love this guy!
In other news, the kids at Timothy Dwight are almost out for summer! But it isn’t over yet. They are still trapped together, tormented by “Pent-up roommate angst. Fury. Rage.”!!! There is only one way to deal with these types of feelings… Gangsta Rap.
Last but not least I give you this non-tcbn-related-but-equally-college-related vid from the good people at the Daily Show [which we love]. I give you… ASU College! [applause]
That’s all for this episode, stay tuned to our RSS or Twitter for the next post! Oh yeah, and TCBN v2 is coming soon!
Whoa! Hostmonster [our previous hosting provider] suspended our service without notifying us at all! As a result you may have noticed the site has been down! The good news is we have moved to newer, faster servers in order to prepare for the new launch [not yet though]. We are still working on moving the current stuff over to the new servers so for now enjoy the blog, we should have the main index up by tomorrow. Sorry for the downtime!
cccc’s posterous Joined: April 26, 2009 | School: Cape Cod Community College Description Let’s make things share-able The internet is like a playground … if we don’t play with all of these new applications created online, we will miss the essential: better communication. Better education for our students.
Hawk Talk - Christian T. Joined: April 27, 2009 | School: UMASS Lowell Description Do you want to know what going through the mind of a commuter student from UMass-Lowell? Check out my blog @ blog.uml.edu/hawktalk/christian! My name is Christian T. and I’m a senior Exercise Physiology student who will graduate this May 2009. In my blog I talk about the things that goes through my mind during the senior semesters, which includes discussions about news, classes, and school events. So visit my site and I promise you won’t be disappointed!
SorBor Joined: April 27, 2009 | School: University of North Texas Description A Blog about College Tips, Life, and Personal Experiences
Onward State Joined: April 27, 2009 | School: Penn State University Description Onward State is Penn State’s premiere student-run blog. It is a comprehensive, multi-author look at all things Penn State.
This week was probably one of the most explosive weeks TCBN has seen, 14 new blogs joined! Check out all of our newest members:
Student Blogs
Zen College Life Joined: April 17, 2009 | School: University of Houston, Clear Lake Description An insightful blog about simplifying academics and enjoying your college experience. Great for students of all kinds.
College Hilife2B Joined: April 19, 2009 | School: University of Chicago Description The College-Friendly Blog where we can all learn a little something about college. Do you think friends, relationships, money, and schoolwork are easy to manage? No? Well, fear not! Peer into the eyes of a student who is on the same journey as you: on a quest to balance all these things (including, at least for me, a blog) at the same time.
DJ David Gallant Joined: April 19, 2009 | School: University of New Hampshire Description I am a recent college graduate specializing in web 2.0 technologies and internet development with a social twist. I am fond of innovative websites that bring something new to the table. I am also a DJ/Remixer and enjoy RnB and House Music. I began working at Garfield Group Interactive upon the start of 2009 as a Digital Producer. My daily routine includes social media marketing over various websites, consulting, website construction, rich media manipulation and editing, and Apple IT support.
To Play Us OutJoined: April 20, 2009 | School: Ohio State UniversityDescriptionIn the spirit of all that is pointless, To Play Us Out seeks to bring you the day’s most current bullshit. Whether it’s news, politics, sports, or anything else that we want to espouse on, you will have the honor, nay, the privilege, of hearing our ill-informed and completely inconsequential opinion.
Streamlined Joined: April 20, 2009 | School: University of Florida Description One college student’s pursuit of a career in the transportation industry.
The World is Not Boring Joined: April 21, 2009 | School: Hunter College Description Enlightened yet impassioned and funny take on contemporary media issues and current events, complete with home-spun comics and extended metaphors. Like Adbusters blended with This Modern World and Best Week Ever, on caffeine.
Sharing from Afar Joined: April 21, 2009 | School: Eckerd College Description a second semester college freshman, human development major minoring in psychology and spanish, lover of music, friends, movies and travel. oh, and of blogging too, i guess.
There has been some great stuff going on at TCBN lately, but there has been some even cooler stuff happening ON TCBN. This is my roundup of some of the best/most interesting posts on blogwire from the last week. In case you’re missing the awesome that is blogwire, you can find it here and an rss feed for it here.
One of my favorite posts from this week has to be “Let the Beat Build” by jessicaroy. Here’s the vid she hooks us up with via her post, this is shot in one take, as one continuous shot:
Another good post was “Twitter Style Redesigns And What They Share” by mbastien. He points out the growing trend of “monkey see monkey do” when it comes to other social services trying to grab a piece of Twitter’s explosive success.
Friday’s pudding by instantpudding has a pretty hilarious video in it which you’ll probably get a kick out of (whoa play on words).
I did a lil writeup for those new to twitter on how to get started which, if you are new to Twitter, you may find helpful. Don’t forget we are on there, tweeterin away.
imaclellan is still doing his “Free Print Wednesday” where if you are the first to comment, you get a free print from the sets of 3 he posts for that day. Even though I won last week, I’m talking to Ian about grabbing some from this week as well, being from Maryland I’m a huge fan of beach pics :). I just got the print I won from last week, it’s really pretty excellent.
Welcome to these 4 new blogs from the past week, including the president of AJU:
Faculty Blogs
Take Education Anywhere at AJU Joined: April 15, 2009 | School: Andrew Jackson University Description Take Education Anywhere is the blog of Andrew Jackson University. The 100% online and Accredited University believes in its mantra: Take Education Anywhere. The University practices its mantra by providing the highest quality education at the lowest possible price, with access to all who are eligible and wish to enroll.
Student Blogs
While in Alaska Joined: April 14, 2009 | School: Wheaton College Description Starting May 11, 2009, Teddy Worcester and Cory Limberger will be recording their voyage from Maine to the deep woods of Coldfoot, Alaska (67� N, 150� W). Our location will be 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 240 miles south of the Arctic Ocean.
Vitamin IMC: The Essential Nutrient for Healthy Marketers Joined: April 17, 2009 | School: Northwestern University Description Current integrated marketing communications (IMC) students are fighting marketing scurvy by providing an IMC perspective on marketing trends and topics. To get an extra dose of vitamins follow us on Twitter (@VitaminIMC) and join our Facebook fan page (Vitamin IMC). Don’t forget to take your vitamins!
Why not make a change Joined: April 17, 2009 | School: Appalachian State University Description Tech, and business blog by International Business Student at Appalachian State University. I have an interest in learning about new social media, and business tactics.
instant pudding Joined: March 28, 2009 | School: SUNY Purchase Description a comedy blog. enjoy yourself some instant pudding.
The Bugler Joined: March 29, 2009 | School: Tufts University Description The Bugler, a blog about the future of journalism, is a joint effort between Tufts students Esther Kim and Kelley Vendeland, who been working together since September 2008 on a senior project about journalism’s future. We’re blogging our experience completing this project while reflecting on the news about the news.
6 downtown Joined: April 3, 2009 | School: SUNY Purchase Description The world through the eyes of a college student - pop culture, news, observations and everything else.
James Connors Joined: April 5, 2009 | School: Boston University Description Part of the Northwest Wind family, jamesconnors.com is a lifestyle blog following a geek and good guy in Boston, MA as he leaves the coop of college and heads out to the “real world”
Lizzie Lane Live Joined: April 6, 2009 | School: SUNY Purchase Description is an eclectic collection of the arts, particularly dance; ballet and modern, but also art, film, photography, theater, etc. also favors the syracuse orange(men). some random political rants, and just a few other tidbits.
Picture Purchase by Eb0ny Br0wn Joined: April 8, 2009 | School: SUNY Purchase Description The Picture Purchase blog is a combination of student and alumni life in the arts, event photos, videos, podcasts as well as my encounters as the Communications Coordinator at the School of Art and Design. See photos and videos, catch up on highlights from arts events taking place on or near Purchase College SUNY campus including the Westchester area and New York City. If you are a student, alumni, staff or faculty member who would like to further promote your exhibitions, shows, events or publications please contact me via email at ebony.brown@purchase.edu for promotional linking and posting consideration.
(T)attoos & (A)rt Joined: April 9, 2009 | School: SUNY Purchase Description Random musings in art and tattoos as an art form. Look at where some tattoo styles come from and how I view them with lots of pics. Sometimes I write about live band shows and events at Purchase.
Bryce Scott’s Blog Joined: April 10, 2009 | School: Dixie State College Description Personal online portfolio of Bryce Scott. Contains his resume, works-in-progress, experiences, blog, and pictures. Also contains media such as text documents, flash animations, videos, and more.
Hey Everyone! You may have noticed last week that blogwire was slow to post updates from your blogs. Updates were slow because we were busy behind the scenes hooking up the current iteration of TCBN (v1) to the new v2 engine! What this means is:
There are a lot more blogs showing up on blogwire- this is because blogs the v1 engine was unable to index are now being indexed by the v2 engine, which means the indexing rate has gone from something like 30% to 100% which marks a huge improvement to the system in general.
Post date/times are much more accurate, they all show in EST at the moment. If you notice a problem with the time(s) or content of your posts please contact us and we’ll fix it asap.
Special characters are all cleaned up. Previously some ‘?’ characters were showing up in a few places but the new engine remedies all those issues.
Because the v2 engine is much more efficient we have also stepped up the speed at which blogwire is updated. It refreshes about every 15min at the moment and we plan on stepping this up even more when we officially release 2.0.
TCBN is in a bit of a crunch because we want to give our users a totally awesome experience but we also have a very small (but super efficient) team. This means that the v2 release has taken a little longer than anticipated, but we hope when its finally out you’ll find it’s been worth the wait. In the meantime here are some teasers to give you a little taste of what’s coming…
Few other announcements from the community:
TCBN Member Reuxben is looking for some people to do a summer writing/art collaboration. He posts some very cool stuff. If you’re interested check out his blog to get in touch with him!
TCBN’r imaclellan is a very talented photographer from Tufts University. He has started Free Print Wednesday. The first people to comment on his posts on wednesday get a free print from him! I love seeing people doing community stuff like this! Definitely keep an eye on blogwire or his RSS feed for your chance to win!
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