{"id":1711,"date":"2015-02-27T08:48:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2015-02-27T08:48:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:48:48","slug":"taylor-apps-com-is-obsessed-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2015\/02\/27\/taylor-apps-com-is-obsessed-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor: Apps COM is Obsessed With"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is one word that I love…\u00a0FREE.<\/strong>\u00a0I’m going to venture out on a limb and say that’s a universal truth. Believe it or not, I haven’t purchased a writing utensil in four years thanks to pencil and pen loving distributors on campus.<\/p>\n

Right now I’m coming to terms with a new addiction-\u00a0apps<\/strong>. Combine the two bold words and well you have a common fixation among millennials.<\/p>\n

I spoke with 7 students at random yesterday and all of them were glued to Facebook, Twitter, or Snapchat. Here are a few app\u2019s that have COM students and faculty transfixed.<\/p>\n

1. Storehouse<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This app is meant to tell stories… It’s an incremental step in easy web publishing.”<\/p>\n

Michelle Johnson, COM journalism professor<\/p>\n

\"App1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. <\/strong>Linkedin\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    “I really think that Linkedin is a great way to connect with employers. People really underestimate having it on the go.” \u00a0Anya\u00a0Gonzales COM15′ Advertising<\/p>\n

    \"app2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. Saavn\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      “It’s a Spotify equivalent but only for Indian music. It’s the easiest way to access the music I want to listen to.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Dahiren Garg, COM16′ Advertising<\/p>\n

      \"app3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Trivia Crack<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        “I feel like kids our age while we are distracted by technology we are good multitaskers and it’s not mindless… I usually beat my mom.”<\/p>\n

        Alyssa Ciofani COM17′ Film\/ TV<\/p>\n

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