The Office of Technology (OT) has shut off access to the Internet for hundreds of BU students  in the last two weeks as a result of copyright infringement notices from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) or the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).  These notices include the names of the individual media files (music, television programs or films) that are illegally uploaded or downloaded and the names of the students who are engaged in this activity.   Since this violates both federal law and the university acceptable use policy, …

Blog, bloggie, bloggiest.
Try saying that five times fast.  Good thing this isn’t required to become a successful blogger.But then, what is a successful blogger anyway, and what does it take to become one?  It really depends on the individual and what he or she wants out of online journaling.  Perhaps the goal is to achieve readership, or to make money.  These days, there are even prestigious awards for the bloggiest of bloggies.For experienced bloggers like Rachel McGregor, she says ‘yes’ to all of the above.  McGregor, a senior literature major …

You don’t speak Spanish!? You can learn to speak, read, and write in Spanish with My Spanish Coach for Nintendo DS.  My Spanish Coach will teach you about 10,000 words and 700 phrases in Spanish. Even if your goal is not to master Spanish, the game can make you familiar with the language. If you have already taken Spanish, it will evaluate your Spanish knowledge from the beginning and place you right into your level. Your own personal coach will give you words to memorize. First, she will announce a word then you record …

Flash games aren’t supposed to be good. They’re an online staple much like Youtube’s video of groin shots, and pictures of cats posing the eternal question “I can haz cheezeburger?”  Flash games are a bad ending of a story. Well then don’t tell Kongregate, and definitely don’t tell Sonny.  Kongregate  (www.Kongregate.com) is one of those free, “Hey give us your email” gaming sites that, for just a valid e-mail account and a motivation to waste your time, will help you do just that. For the World of Warcraft crowd that …

Hello everyone!
How exciting is this?! Bloomsburg University is taking strides to keep up with the media trends of the rest of the world with the establishment of BU Now.  Don’t get me wrong, our campus is no media slouch.  We are home of the award winning Spectrum Magazine, “The Voice,” WBUQ-FM and BUTV, all with their own strengths and contributions to Bloom media.  BU Now has strengths to offer as well - convergence and immediacy.  A story can be brought to you in a complete package, using printed words, video, photos and podcasts, …