And the Winners are….
ASU Professor and Student
So you think going to college only costs you money? No way to get paid for some ideas or time? Think again, because it has happened at ASU.
Good news for everyone. A former student and a professor at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication have recently won a $90,000 Knight News Challenge grant to develop a mobile application that enables citizens to propose and collaborate on ways to better their communities.
And now for what it is. The application is named CitySeed. It was originally thought up by Retha Hill, director of the New Media Innovation Lab at Arizona State University, and Cody Shotwell, who is a former lab student who graduated in December.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation of Miami announced the winners last week. What it is for those of us who can try to understand…CitySeed uses a combination of geolocation and social networking to gather suggestions from people on improvements to the community they live in.
More later. Don’t be surprised that more and more Social Media apps and discussions will be forthcoming. Have you heard that Gen Y does not use email like their parents? Hmmm…big changes are afoot.
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Bryan Watkins tries to understand the Social Media movement the best he can. If he has questions, he asks any 10 year old on the block who can explain it. Bryan sells real estate in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Tempe Arizona. Want to find more info on your next home or property? Call or text Bryan at 480.734.7878 or email bryan@LRAphx.com today. You can have FREE ACCESS to the official MLS by going to his website: http://LRARealEstate.com. Some Information courtesy of Michelle Reese of the East Valley Tribune.
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