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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

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...

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...

Social-media savvy grows, even as coaches, schools try to keep up

By Bruce Feldman | CBSSports.com Senior College Football Columnist

LOS ANGELES -- Like most athletes by now, Khaled Holmes and Matt Barkley have taken to Twitter. Heck, like many of us, they...

PITCHFEST 2011: APOC Class of 2011 pitches Final Projects at IPG Lab

APOC class of 2011 rocked the house at the IPG Emerging Media Lab. This year's projects were amazing! Check out the Final Projects and decide if you and your friends need ThatsSuspiciousBehavior to track problems in the neighborhood, or if you and your dog want to find fun activities and doggie playdates with WhereMyDogsAt. You can tell the story of your day or your activity with text, pictures, and videos using ScoutLine and let your friends follow you in a beautiful and engaging manner. And you can make business travel oh so much better by letting Tressus help you

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Social-media savvy grows, even as coaches, schools try to keep up

By Bruce Feldman | CBSSports.com Senior College Football Columnist

LOS ANGELES -- Like most athletes by now, Khaled Holmes and Matt Barkley have taken to Twitter. Heck, like many of us, they have been taken by Twitter. They're always checking their feeds whether they're walking around campus, eating lunch or tapping into it while hanging around the house and watching TV.

"You can't just watch TV anymore," Holmes says.

Holmes, though, isn't just active on social-networking -- he is actually getting a master's degree in it. The 22-year-old, who also happens to be Southern California's starting center and an all-American candidate, is pursuing his graduate degree in Social Media/Social Marketing as part of the USC's Annenberg Program on Online Communities (APOC).