Social media can connect people and communities from all around the world. But online social platforms can also be competitive places where unrealistic standards of beauty are praised and diet culture runs rampant. [continue reading…]
Three different Instagram accounts, giving Black and brown students a place to talk about their experiences with race in Philadelphia’s schools, call for a change of the culture on campuses. [continue reading…]
On any given day Steven Reich is looked upon by a classroom full of eight year-olds for guidance in math, reading or writing. At the same time, there are 27,000 adults following Steven on Twitter for guidance on [continue reading…]
Apu Gupta didn’t specifically want to start a company in Philadelphia. It just happened that way. In May 2012, after unsuccessfully attempting to start a business that rented out people’s spare storage space, Gupta and [continue reading…]
[vimeo 67750894] As the community of Graduate Hospital continues to grow, local businesses have been forced to search for alternative ways to stay connected to the public. Igloo Desserts, a newly opened frozen yogurt shop, may [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/67778210] Across the world, businesses are incorporating social media into their marketing strategies in new and exciting ways. Fishtown business owners are no stranger to this marketing tool and have been taking advantage of all [continue reading…]
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