EVENT: Feministing.com Bloggers

When: Tuesday, March 1

Time: 7-10 pm

Where: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3

Miriam Perez and Vanessa Valenti, editors of Feministing.com, will be giving a lecture about the state of today's feminist movement and where we're heading. The editors of the award-winning online feminist community will discuss how social media and blogging has transformed and challenged feminist activism. A student panelist will discuss feminist activism at Syracuse. The audience will have the chance to speak with Perez and Valenti during a Q and A after the lecture.

TweetLouder: The Home of Your Favorite Bands

Forging a connection with our favorite musicians and bands has become a lot easier over the years. Instead of poring through magazines reading in-depth interviews, consumers are now able to follow their beloved artists on Twitter and have access to their websites. Twitter has developed a whole new platform for music lovers to interact with artists such as Britney Spears, Jay-Z and Drake.

Twitter has recently launched TweetLouder, an application that goes through your iTunes or Pandora account to show you your favorite bands. The application then reveals the Twitter accounts of the musicians you prefer. You are free to follow any of the artists and are even able to see their future shows.

Twitter is an excellent and convenient way to discover the most current world events. Establishing a Twitter account will allow you to never miss a beat with the most entertaining, fascinating and intellectual people of the world!

EVENT: PR/Advertising Agency Tours

Our next event will be a private tour of the two largest PR/Advertising firms in Syracuse: Pinckney Hugo and Eric Mower & Associates!

If you are interested in attending, please let us know by Friday, Feb. 18th!

PR/Advertising Agency Tours Friday, February 25th 2-4:30 pm Transportation provided to and from campus Itinerary: Pinckney Hugo -Tour of agency and PR department -Conversation and informal Q&A with Executive VP Aaron Hugo, among other employees Eric Mower & Associates -Short tour of agency -Presentation of current work, conversation with different employees -Q&A session with Account Supervisor Meredith Dropkin and others If you are a PR or advertising major, a day-in-the-life tour is a great place to start thinking about your career. Numerous professionals will share insider tips, and this will be a great opportunity to ask questions.

EVENT: Discovery Communications Info Session

When: Thursday, February 10th

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Where: Miron Room, Newhouse 1

Discovery Communications the company behind the Discovery Channel, TLC, fitTV, Animal Planet, the Oprah Winfrey Network and many, many other brands, will be coming to Newhouse for a “Day of Discovery.” SUWIC members have been invited to attend! See attached flier for more info about careers in: ad sales, production, marketing, talent relations and communications. You'll be able to talk to:
Tyler Benjamin, VP Global Talent Management
Sonya Lucki, Recruitment Manager
Eric Powell, Development Coordinator
Allison Schultz, Executive Sales Planner
Jessica Kim, Campus Relations Specialist

This is a great opportunity to discuss internships or jobs with Discovery Communications!

Apple Plans to Launch iPhone 5

Put away those BlackBerrys and hide your Androids! Apple is set to launch the iPhone 5 this summer, the newest generation of its wildly popular smartphone. According to The New York Times, the phone will be "completely redesigned" and will run on a chip capable of supporting AT&T and Verizon. There is also a possibility that the device will support other carriers, offering a more varied lineup for consumers.

The iPhone 5 will be equipped with NFC (near field communication), which is a high frequency technology enabling data exchanges between two devices that are near one another. This iPhone becomes smarter with Siri, an application that listens to questions spoken or typed and then provides answers. Apple's new device will be competing directly with the voice search and voice actions available from Google Android. There might also be a cloud version of iTunes, where consumers would be able to purchase and download music straight from their phone, no desktop required. Apple executives are also excited about introducing facial recognition to enhance its mobile devices. The phone could be unlocked just for the owner, or photos with the names of friends and family could be automatically tagged, and then could be synced to iPhoto on a Mac.

Apple never fails to impress with its creative and innovative technology. Competition among smartphone producers will be fierce once the iPhone 5 is released. Apple's iPhone emphasizes how technology is revolutionizing the world of communications and the power of the Web. For those of you with iPhones, an amazing upgrade is coming soon!