This morning, we had a mind-boggling session with Al Tompkins, who showed us new technological programs and software that would be beneficial to our journalism career. Before we expand on that topic, however, one of the most valuable aspects of his lecture was when he taught us how to manipulate eBay.
In order to purchase expensive items at cheap value, Tompkins advised us to misspell the name/brand of the item in the search engine since some sellers typically make that mistake and take advantage of the lack of bids. For example, if I wanted to purchase an Xbox 360, I would type in Xbox 36. Since some people can't spell or simply make an unforeseen error, there's a high probability that results - which subsequently haven't been bid on - will pop up for Xbox 36. Thus, I can potentially purchase an expensive item at cheap value. BOSSSSSS
Aside from that advice, Tompkins provided us with some technological tools to assist us with our journalism careers. He showed us an iPhone/iTouch application that edits video and audio, which I thought was completely fascinating. Other impressive applications were Vlingo, which updates Facebook and Twitter status straight from a person's voice; Snapz Pro, which essentially allows you to pull videos off YouTube, and Soundtrack Pro, an audio restoration program that eliminates bad audio.
My favorite program of the morning was BubbleTweet. Instead of strictly updating my tweets with words, I can now update it with a video. Along with Shemar, Aaron, and a few other classmates, we created a hilarious BubbleTweet that's actually on the site's homepage. Yes, we're that good.
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