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2010 Master's Program Presents Final Projects at the Yahoo! HQ

Congratulations to the students of the 2010 APOC class for presenting their final projects at the Yahoo! headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. As an essential part of the APOC program, the Final Project course, lead by Yahoo!

USC for Japan recognized by USC President C.L. Max Nikias

RewardTag is featured deal on Jasmere.com

Congrats to Brian Nichols (APOC 2010) for launching RewardTag.com and for being March 29th's deal on Jasmere.com (a daily deal coupon site). RewardTag is a brilliantly simple business that provides stickers to put on electronic devices. If a device (phone, laptop, camera,...

Social Media Week hits LA Sept. 19-23

Social Media Week starts on Monday.Key cities around the globe are hosting a week full of discussions about the key issues and challenges facing social media, as well as the influence that social media is having on society. APOC is proud to be a participant and advisor to this outstanding event...

"Digital is Changing How We Live: And I'm Loving It!"

- Karen North, APOC Director

Karen North special to CNN on Steve Jobs and the Rise of Social Media.

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October 11, 2011

Would Facebook be the mobile phenomenon that it has become without the iPhone making it possible to for us to view content, upload photos and interact from any location at any time? Without the iPhone, would Twitter have become so dominant a communications tool? Lady Gaga tweets messages and pictures to her 14 million Twitter fans, CNN tweets breaking stories to 5.2 million followers, and the Dalai Lama tweets to his 2.5 million supporters.

Social Media Week hits LA Sept. 19-23

By: Karen North, Ph.D.

September 16, 2011

Come join us at venues across Los Angeles as we celebrate Social Media Week.

Check it out: http://socialmediaweek.org/schedule/

USC for Japan recognized by USC President C.L. Max Nikias

By: Karen North, Ph.D.

April 1, 2011

Not only do APOC students care about the world, but they are poised to respond in meaningful and effective ways. Last month, within 24 hours of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Evan Jones and Charles Rubinoff (both 2011 current students) created and launched USC for Japan. This site provides information, as well as donation options, for people who care about the natural disaster in Japan.