Lulu*s

Devonice Gordon

11/20/2012

There are many beneficial blogs on the the internet and you can pick to follow which ever kind your are interested in. In my case that is fashion! I love to dress how I feel so that means many different and unique pieces in my closet. One day I may be feeling very energetic and mix and match prints and colors while other days I may be tired and wear grey’s, navy’s and blacks. Which ever way I feel, lulus has it and its blog helps me generate idea and keeps me up to date on all new fashion trends. Also, my shoes are considered my children and my model is that I don’t want any ugly kids and I think all deserve a good home. This is because shoes make the outfit. For me they are the center piece that ties an outfit together. Lulus is perfect because they range from more affordable shoes to steeper, more unique shoes.  They range from sneakers and flats to platforms and stilettos in many different name brands and colors. The blog not only covers clothes and shoes but accessories as well. It helps to mix and match colors, prints and styles. It helps to show how much is too much and if you need to throw on some more. It also helps to tell you for instance, whether you need a long necklace, short necklace or no necklace at all; if your earrings are big enough. This is a good blog to follow if you are interested in fashion and like to try new things. I would recommend this blog to my peers because even the guys could get tips for a Christmas for a girlfriend maybe? Lol, whichever you use it for, you’ll be sure to enjoy it.

8 comments November 26, 2012

Iphone VS Android

Just as the battle between the Iphone cult and Android users started to heat up, Instagram announced that Android users could use the popular app. On April 3rd 2012, Instagram was released to Android users and now has more than 80 million users worldwide, growing by an average of 10 million users per month. When the app was released to android, Iphone users didn’t welcome them with open arms. There was a battle about which phone was better and Instagram was considered a luxury to those who had an Iphone or any other apple product. The emoji app didn’t help things either. Iphone users can share these emoji’s to iphone users but Android users see these characters as boxes. When the app was released to android users, they signed up like crazy because they were eager to join the social network to see what they were missing. I remember Iphone users being mad and refusing to add any android user. I also remember there were some instagram malfunctions and Iphone users blamed it on Android users. The materialism in it all is sickening. I refused to sign up for instagram until recently because I disagreed with the materialistic views of the app. Apparently, android users “couldn’t afford the Iphone, and that the app was for people who could?” and I just did not agree. As a member of team android, I paid over 400 dollars for my phone but why did it matter? I believe that our generation is obsessed with material things and I just couldn’t stand to join a social network based on those reasons. As the fight started to die down, I signed up and I love it! I love being able to share pictures with my peers while showing creativity and style. Although there is still a “beef” between iphone and android users, we are all learning to coexist.

131 comments November 13, 2012

Washington Post Hurricane Sandy Twitter Coverage

I decided to cover the Washington post on their coverage for hurricane sandy and it wasn’t the brightest idea I’ve ever had. The Washington Post Twitter was filled with mostly political articles, which I should have known would be the case. Furthermore, there were still some articles about it posted to twitter that I would like to elaborate more on. There was one particular article that stuck out and it was about a good Samaritan going out in the storm to help a friend change a tire. The tire would not release from the bottom of the vehicle and when he tried to go underneath to get it, the call fell down off the jack. This is a good story because it shows heroic individuals in a time of tragedy and how we all come together no matter what during them. Another story that stuck out was a about the death toll in the Caribbean islands and Haiti was struck the hardest. There was too much flooding and over 70% of the crops were destroyed and 52 people died! This is sad because of the tragedy with the earthquake that caused so much devastation in the near past. Haiti has suffered a lot in the past couple of years and Sandy did not help matters. Still, I was happy to be informed on this matter and the Washington Post did a good job doing so. The last article that really out to me was how the storm could cause election problems for Pennsylvania, not only is that serious but also makes me think, there are way more important things to discuss as it pertains to Sandy and America. Although there was an over-abundance of political articles, the Washington Post still did a good job covering the storm. They provided updates of deaths from the Caribbean to the American States. They tracked the storm to help people see where it was headed and how strong it would be and they provided many pictures for the public to see. Overall, this storm was another obstacle for America and the world to suffer but from what was covered on the Washington Post twitter and many other news sites, everybody did their part to ensure the recovery of America in this time of need.

12 comments November 6, 2012