Workshop: Establishing an Online Identity in the Internet Marketplace

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Hey Everybody,

So a lot has been up for the past week or two. Chris and I--I believe--have officially hacked college. We'll be teaching a class in online branding and such for film students next spring. Cool stuff!

In the meantime, I'd like to point y'all towards a workshop we're putting on this Friday. We're putting it on to share everything that we've learned doing HackCollege and such over the past few years. If you're not in Los Angeles, worry not! We will be streaming everything online starting at Friday at 1:30 pm PST.

If you would like to see exactly what we'll be talking about, check out the simple site I put together for the workshop: lmuworkshop.com. We'll see you there!

(Oh, and if you do this thing called Facebook, RSVP to the Facebook event!)

How to Bribe a Bouncer

So you're going out tonight and you're broke. The end of the term probably has left your bank account empty. But you still want roll up to the club on some dubs and not flub. You're going to want bribe the bouncer. Here's how.

How to Pack Your Life into 2 Suitcases

Summer's coming up fast, and we'll all be packing our stuff into boxes and suitcases in a frenzy. That post-finals rush will inevitably result in things thrown out or left behind. And what if you've got an internship in another city. You're screwed.

This video explains how to downsize your life.

Bribe Your Stuff into Your Suitcases for the Summer - HackCollege Season 3, Episode 7

Chris and Kelly are in this week covering everything from bribing your way into a club to getting everything to fit into two suitcases for the summer. Oh, did we mention a review of the hottest summer music festivals as well?
Topics this week:

• Chris and Kelly break down Bonnaroo, Sasquatch! and Lollapalooza in this week's Opposable Thumbs.
• Chris chalks up how to bribe your way into a club.
• Kelly talks about the upshots of minimalism as he tries to downsize his lifestyle.

Pregame with Us Tonight on UStream!

Rather than release an episode today, we'll be doing a live episode tonight to pregame the Michigan State-North Carolina game (which is the championship game for those living under a rock). So grab a few beers and come join us!

(Note: the campus firewall on LMU doesn't like the UStream chat client, so we'll be hanging out in a Meebo room or just using Twitter. Keep your eyes peeled and we'll let know you where we're hanging out.)

What: NCAA Championship Pregame

When: Tonight (4/6) at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST)

Where: ustream.tv/channel/hackcollege

How to File Taxes as a Student

Chris talks to Eileen Brown from H&R Block on how students should file taxes.

Saving Time at School

There are certain things at school you should waste your time and money on, like sex and beer. There are some unnecessary time-wasters. Here's what you can do to save time: Image courtesy: McGill and Claudio Calligaris

Make the Internet work for you...

Going to multiple sites for information is a thing of the past. Whether it's checking email, social networks or blogs, there is a way to consolidate the way you look at them.

If you are a member of multiple social networks, you don't need to bother going to each one to check their specific notifications. FriendFeed is effective when it comes to doing this. It supports a copius amount of sites, keeping you in the loop without actually going into the loop. I also like FriendFeed because it allows you to choose who you want to be updated on. No more will you hear about the dating problems of random people from your graduating class but be the person everyone wants to talk to.

You got or will be getting an email address upon being accepted to a college or university. This adds another bookmark to your daily routine. It shouldn't. Most popular email clients allow forwarding of one email account to another.  This is a blessing; to have all incoming mail filtering to one inbox. The client I prefer is Gmail, and if you have an account with Google already, setting this up should be a snap.

Why should you work so hard, go to a website and then read the information you want? You shouldn't.  Sites like BlogLines, NewsGator and Google Reader were made to aggregate the material from your favorite sites through a process called Really Simple Syndication or RSS. While most any site has RSS, sites that are formatted like blogs are more suitable for the format of these sites.  Thankfully, most popular sites have setup their own blogs.

... So you can do your work.

The most efficient time to review your notes is right after class.  It'll help you cement what you wrote or typed in your notebook into your brain. So take a half hour and go to a coffee shop or the library and review your notes after class. This will help you stay away from an all nighter before a test.

Do you have any special strategies to save time at school? Comment below or email me at mike@hackcollege.com.

How to Hack Your NCAA Brackets Next Year

We put together a little video segment for you...