Hey sportsfans out there! Don’t really understand what Twitter is, don’t want to join Twitter, and/or don’t know which athletes on Twitter are real or imposters? David Katz (W’94, Varsity Basketball) just launched an innovative new site called, www.AthleteTweets.com, that aggregates all of the players and coaches Twitter feeds on one website. Plus, AthleteTweets has […]
What happens when 4 Penn alumni come together to raise money for a good cause? Ask (l to r in pic in left) David Fraga (C’07, Mask and Wig, Sphinx Senior Society, Performing Arts Council), Allam Taj, (Law ’09), Sam Adelsberg (C’10), and Andrew Dudum (C’11). In February, these 4 created LendforPeace.org, a non-profit microfinance […]
For both my continuing Pinching Pennies and Website Wednesday series, I have a great site that will help you save money while maintaining your inner diva. With her new endeavor Divas Die Poor, Mona Bijoor (College ’98, Wharton MBA ’05, GUIDE, West Philly Tutoring) has created a site which focuses on staying fashionable without breaking […]
Matt Capeletti (W’12) & Diana Kattan (W’12) are about to present students around the world with a way to get help with their studies ..for free. But they need your help. Matt and Diana are semifinalists with the Dell Social Innovation Competition and are seeking support for their website http://www.tutorchatlive.org. Per Matt and Diana, “As high school […]
Click HERE to learn more about this new technology and sample it yourself!April Fools Day! Kind of. Apparently Computertan.com, was set up (not by Penn) to promote the work of a skin cancer charity in the UK. See what happens when you click on Computertan.com and opt for the “free five minute trial”! (warning there […]
Penn Los Angeles stand-ups, Lesley Wolff (C’93) and Jessie Schneiderman (C’05) are in a new web series called “So Fun, Right” about a 30 something out of work writer (Lesley) who moves in with a young hip Hollywood hottie (Jessie). Lesley and Jessie really are so great in these that watching them will actually make […]