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(Submitted by 0ff-by-heart)   Kessel has the best personality. Love that dog to death. 

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My AP euro teacher wouldn’t let our class watch Les Mis so we barricaded the door and screamed “VIVE LA REVOLUCIÓN” when he tried to get in.

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Now, any sports enthusiast knows to never mix soccer with American football. This video is just further proof as to why.

This game from the German amateur leagues saw some hilariously amateur refereeing. Altona 93 beat Vier-und Marschlande 3-1 in the match, but it was Altona’s opening goal that really raised the eyebrows.

Altona striker Patrick Westermann unleashed an excellent half-volley from 30 yards out, dumbfounding the Marschlande keeper who just managed to palm it away for a corner. Or so he thought. Unfortunately, with the game being played on an American football pitch, the ball rebounded off the goal and back into play.

It’s alright though. Surely the ref is gonna blow and call for a corner? Right? Nope. Play continues, the ball falls to Beytullah Atug and the striker finishes past the bemused goalie for an inexplicable goal.

Weird, but a lesson learned.

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love this!

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

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Self Diploma, Self Made.

Self diploma “The company you wish existed when you went to college” is a small entertainment company based out of Ohio that specializes in live music and entertainment. Self Diploma focuses on up and coming musical groups and artists and helping them become known to the public. One of their most successful partnerships is with Timeflies. Timeflies started out on YouTube producing freestyles every Tuesday, but once partnered with Self Diploma, they began preforming at small venues and becoming increasingly popular. They even played here for the freshman welcome concert! Self Diploma paired up with many other groups and artists to produce a innovative new company that began to crowd all my friend’s social media accounts. The word over the summer was “What is Self Diploma doing next?” They are full of surprises and always keeping their fans interested. This company absolutely thrives on social media. Their Twitter, Facebook, and website/blog are constantly up to date with the latest news. My favorite media they utilize is Instagram. At every concert sponsored by Self Diploma, there are cool edited pictures of the live performance. They also post pictures of dedicated fans (like me, front row for Timeflies in Cincinnati), pictures of fans at meet and greets, and even behind the scene pictures so the fans waiting can see what the artists are up to. They will also Instagram photos of flyers of their future events.

@SelfDiploma is really an impressive twitter account with 13,943 followers and growing. This account is mainly used to market events. For example “Tomorrow night at @PLAYCincy, we have @RedBull hosting a Sneaker Design contest with @DJETrayn hosting --> http://on.fb.me/Tx8yM3” with a link to get more information. Twitter is also used to interact with fans. For example, they will tweet, “Send us your favorite picture from the concert last night! Winners will go up on our website”. They even take ideas for graphics on tees or new logos. Self Diploma is very concerned with fan interaction. Rightfully so, without them their company is nothing!

Over the summer, Self Diploma put on a summer long event called the “Self Diploma Concert Series” Every Saturday, they brought a new artist to Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati. They ranged from new underground artists to the newly popular Timeflies and AER. They posted a schedule on their website, www.selfdiploma.com outlining the summer of music. The best part was- every show was free. On the week leading up to the event, they tweeted updates about what the artist was up to, how they were preparing and even what popular Cincinnati activities they were participating in.

To make it more personal, they retweeted the Artist’s personal tweets about the upcoming concert. During the concert the Self Diploma photographers uploaded crowd shots and live performance shots to Instagram and twitter- trying to get everyone they could to downtown Cincinnati for the show. After the show, they posted pictures to the Facebook page, even tagging certain dedicated fans. On their website there is a section titled “Yearbook”. Under this tab you can find pictures from each event and specific concert they put on. Since it was free to see the shows, they sold merchandise at tents right next to the stage. “Self Made” tanks and artist t-shirts were really popular. They also sell merchandise online.

Self Diploma is very smart about it’s targeted audience- College Student’s. It’s logo on the front page of their website is” “the company you wish existed when you went to college” It provides what all college students want: a fun time, good music, and all at a low to no cost. They are social media savvy, as are most college students are and focused on having a flat out good time. What is not to love?

The only thing this hip company is missing out on, is Tumblr. I believe utilizing this form of media could really amp up their marketing and spreading the word. They could post blogs about past concerts or events and videos to show the fans how cool it really was. One look at a concert put on by Self Diploma, and you cant help but get yourself to the next one. Tumblr could also be used to post interviews with the artists. People are always interested in what they have to say, and it creates a more personal relationship with the fans. If the fans feel important and in touch with the artists, they will be more likely to be interested in the company. All in all, Self Diploma is a very impressive company. It keeps the consumer’s needs in mind and creates a unique and interesting way of showing the world these new artists. Self Diploma made a name for itself where everyone is looking- the social media. And today, that is what it is all about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9pP5g3_DaA

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my fav girls!

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PANDA.

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"You affect the world by what you browse." - Tim Berner's-Lee

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Our IMS Video-Legit

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In high school, and even years before, research papers have always been a drag. Unless I am super interested in the topic, cranking out those 10 plus pages of information can be incredibly annoying. With that said, they have never really been a problem for me. I have always had proper and constant guidance on what to do, how to research, and even exactly how to put together an outline. My teacher also led us through how to determine credible sources. She went over a few examples to give us an idea and then we practiced for a day in class. For the research she gave us citation forms where we noted all of the important information about the source like author, title, date, copyright, where you got it from and 3 reasons how it is credible. This ensured we were critically evaluating every source we wished to use.

I think I struggled the most with finding good sources, specifically credible authors. To me, if the link popped up on Google’s first page, it HAD to be credible. Wrong. Little did I know it’s a good idea to critically evaluate who the author is along with their background and credentials. I struggled with deciding if I could trust the authors. After a while of searching for information on them, I usually gave up and accepted they were perfectly fine… this also got me in trouble with my teacher and she made me go back and re evaluate EVERY source. Now that I think about it, the author is an extremely important part of source. After all, that is how the information got out there. But, I learned my lesson, don’t trust anyone from yahoo answers!

My strength in writing a research paper is definitely my ability to make the paper flow in an interesting and creative way. I love researching cool topics that people would want to know about. But no one wants to hear about what you’re preaching unless it’s easy on the eyes/ears. I am great at organizing my essay in advance using an outline. I make sure the paper will flow in a nice way that makes sense. Each main point will interact and transition statements will let the information mesh seamlessly. To me, the presentation of the paper is just as important as the research inside it.

I am really worried about the lack of teacher help in the process of writing a research paper in college. In learning to write these types of papers, my teacher introduced each step to the process, went over examples, and then helped us individually understand each step. If we had any questions during research she was there in a second to help evaluate your source. Somehow, I highly doubt this type of assistance will occur in college. It is expected of us to have the necessary knowledge to complete the paper on our own. We have to be able to think for ourselves, and trust ourselves to evaluate these sources before using them. Because if a resource is unreliable, I wont get a friendly reminder by my teacher to look it over, my grade will instead take a direct hit.

My research and writing process is as follows: Figuring out a topic that is not only interesting to me but interesting to others. Also a topic that I know will have a lot of information for me to research. After I pick a topic I need to establish my thesis and 3 or more main points supporting it. It is important I know both of these things so I know exactly what to look for in my research. Next I look for credible sites to support my information. I usually use Google, but maybe I am wrong on that? I will use Google to find a source. Then critically evaluate the source. For example looking at the author, their credentials and reason for writing the article. Also what website or source the article came from. Then once I have found and evaluated as many sources as I need, I can look through the source and underline the parts of the article that support each of my main points. Next, I can make an outline and organize the information from the articles with the main points. Now I have a complete outline and ready to write my essay. The only thing left to do is remembering to put the information in my OWN words if not quoted directly from the source. And of course, a works cited.

I am not at all worried about plagiarism or academic dishonesty.  I have never had a problem with this in the past as it was drilled into my mind how to always put things into your own words, and credit any ideas that aren’t yours. However, after talking about the technology used to find plagiarism I am a little scared my paper could fail the test for some reason. If that happens, how does one prove they didn’t cheat? Even if you completed the assignment will full academic honesty, those test results can seem very convincing… Hopefully no problems arise!

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Tweating cheating intentions?