By Ana Martinez |Staff Writer| Yahoo recently purchased Tumblr, the free micro blogging website, for an estimated $1.1 billion in hopes to revamp their company. According to The New York Times, Yahoo was interested in the social networking site so that it could, “Reposition itself [in] the technology industry.” Yahoo now joins other Internet companies that have recently bought or developed social networking sites, such as Facebook and Google. “Yahoo has lost market share to the likes of Google and Facebook,” reports The New York Times. No changes or plans have been announced about the recent ownership change. While they are not looking to acquire more users, it is estimated … [Read more...] about Yahoo buys out Tumblr to keep up with the competition
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U.S. utilizes domestic oil to become energy self-sufficient
By Ana Martinez |Staff Writer| The International Energy Agency projects that the U.S. will be energy independent by 2030, which may potentially lead to lower gas prices and the creation of jobs The agency also expects the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s greatest oil producers before 2020. According to CNN, the U.S. is starting to use its own oil supply, which is predicted to help boost the economy. “Growing North American production will help the U.S. begin to meet its own energy demands, leading it to cut back on imports that will instead start flowing to emerging markets,” said Alanna Petroff in an article published by CNN. Evidence shows the U.S. will no … [Read more...] about U.S. utilizes domestic oil to become energy self-sufficient
Social media expert Sahara Andrade speaks to students
By Ana Martinez |Staff Writer| Sahara Andrade, one of the world’s top media experts, gave her take on how to be successful at the 2013 Student Success Speaker Series on May 7. Andrade said she is a diversity and leadership consultant and a social media strategist. Andrade’s speech was accompanied by a presentation on how to stop looking at ourselves as students and start thinking of ourselves as a “brand.” In the opening of her presentation, Andrade shared one of her favorite quotes. “A vision without action is a dream, action without vision is a nightmare.” She shared the quote with the audience in an effort to motivate students to take action on their own dreams and … [Read more...] about Social media expert Sahara Andrade speaks to students