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EvanPowers

Website: http://twitter.com/evanpowers86

Profile: I'm Evan. A UMass-Amherst graduate in Journalism, I have a passion for writing and communicating, brainstorming ideas and strategies with consumers and the media, and just about anything social media-related. I still enjoy getting my news from a newspaper, but my favorite section is still the comics. And that's the best way to sum up my personality.

Why Soccer Unites the World

By EvanPowers on Nov 22, 2010
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The World Cup brings people together to share a common interest and celebrate the country they hail from. It’s a reason to shout your country’s name, belt out the National Anthem with pride, and take on, for one month, an “it’s us against the world” mentality.

Hollywood’s highs and lows: Drug use in films

By EvanPowers on Jul 30, 2010
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Filmmakers have thrown themselves right into the vortex of the national drug debate, and the use of drugs that appear in movies primarily targeted at Gen Y varies so greatly it makes you spin in circles until you think you’re on an acid trip.

Same-Sex Relationships? That’s So Gay!

By EvanPowers on Feb 20, 2010
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This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here. “I don’t even care about Proposition 8. It’s not like any of my relationships last that long anyway,” a friend said to me once. Despite the doom and gloom of my friend over his [...]

Sticking It To The Big Man: The 3/50 Project

By EvanPowers on Feb 8, 2010
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Not long ago, I was shopping and killing time while my younger brother was getting a haircut in my hometown of Northampton, MA. Another cold January afternoon in New England, I figured nothing but hot cup of coffee could fill the void winter creates. “Well, I’ll walk down the street and hit up Starbucks,” I [...]

Websites That Choose Function Over Design

By EvanPowers on Dec 30, 2009
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I came upon TED.com accidentally. Searching for something entertaining in the cornfield maze that’s YouTube, I found a video about an MIT professor ‘s research and development of a technological sixth sense, a way to access information online using our environment. The nine minute video captivated me and led me to the website, where I [...]

Are You A Facebook Creeper?

By EvanPowers on Dec 22, 2009
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We’re a generation molded to embrace online social networking. From e-mail to AIM to today’s overwhelming amount of social networking websites, we feed on the ability to connect with people online. At the center of it all is Facebook with over 350 million users. What’s driving this phenomenon that makes us so eager to log [...]

I Watch TV With Your Mom

By EvanPowers on Dec 11, 2009
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It’s prime time on a Tuesday night. I’m sitting with a few friends as we settle in for another episode of the hit reality series, NBC’s The Biggest Loser. With soft drinks and comfort snacks in hand, fittingly ironic while tuning into a show that revolves around overweight contestants trying to lose weight, we share [...]