While Steve Jobs notoriously began his keynotes with self congratulatory statistics on growth, Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, began his keynote speech with a review of Kindle targeted hate. He then revealed a Kindle book sale graph that resembled the first half of a roller coaster. Yes, Kindle book sales have topped physical book sales for Amazon, which is a lot to say for one of the world’s largest web retailers.
Category: Media
We understand that the last 24 hours have been very stressful for everyone. Facebook looks completely different, there’s new windows, there’s new colors and nobody knows what to do with themselves. Take our word though, this is not a time for uproar and hatred. I just sat through the entire Mark Zuckerberg conference, and the only verdict to make is that Facebook is doing some really, really amazing things. Overwhelmed? Allow us to explain everything.
Finally, a new way to observe the beauty of the sidewalk while sexting your ladyfriend! This cool new app for the Windows Phone uses your camera to show you what’s in front of you while you text your life away. So next time you can look like the idiot walking with his phone in front of his face instead of just being that guy who looks down and walks.
Sitting in a dorm room deciphering Shakespeare for two hours when you could be at the bar for 25 cent wings and $1 shots is something nobody wants to do. Textbooks have to get read though, nothing you can do about that, but with DoesThatMakeSense.com, all you need to do is “Ask A Nerd”: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and just by clicking a button.
You heard me correctly. We’re teaming up with Dreamstime, a leading player in the stock photography industry, to give one incredibly lucky student an iPad this Wednesday, September 14th. Find out more after the jump!
Our good friends at Holy Taco had the genius idea of translating some celebs’ tweets into Chinese nonsense, and then translating them back into English to see just how ridiculous they became. So prepare to laugh, socialites.
Here is a deal to bring home to mom and dad. College students that are looking to go on to grad school to become a teacher, National Louis University will offer would-be teachers a Groupon Deal for nearly 60% off tuition of an entry-level graduate teaching course.
Everyone who owns a guitar and took a months worth of lessons thinks they are a legit musician. If you’ve ever been to the
TicketMaster, the ticketing giant that we’ve all grown up depending on for all our event going needs (before StubHub) is taking the next logical step into digital media: merging with Facebook. Rather than create their own social platform, TicketMaster is using Facebook’s API to allow you to check into your seats at a show, and allow you to see where all your Facebook friends are sitting at the same show.
Holy Shit! All of New York just frickin shook. We’re hearing that the Great East Coast EarthQuake of 2011 stretched all the way from Virginia to Toronto. And everyone’s first reaction: Tweet! World events make the best Tweets ever and Campus Socialite is bringing you the best of them. Enjoy, Socialites, and make sure you’re not above the 2nd floor of any tall building.