Monday, July 13, 2009

In these hard times...

It seems that Facebook is doing quite well. Check out this article we found at the Financial Times.

Welcome to

Whats Poppin @ The Bubble Magazine! This blog is dedicated to keeping you, our readers and fans, up-to-date and involved with the entire behind the scenes process of publishing The Bubble Magazine,Wheaton'sonly online student run publication.

Through this blog we plan to document every baby step we take toward the magazines launch this fall!

Why a blog?

Blogs are a useful and fun way to compile information from various sectors of the web. They can be a platform to generate ideas from a range of sources, opinions and people in order to create the best most informative resource to suit your needs.

In our case it is a space to share our nebulous conceptual thoughts but also to contribute yourown ideas and opinions, and even get involved! Besides, we can always use a helping hand. We hope that by doing this we will be making The Bubble Magazine as user friendly and student oriented as possible.

Week-by-Week

We plan to post a weekly question or topic of discussion with the hope that our followers will contribute their ideas and thoughts on topics such as:

  • Content
  • Web Formatting
  • Event Ideas
  • Fundraising prospects
  • Monthly Issue Focus

We will also keep you informed on:

  • Partnerships and supporters
  • The Bubble Budget/Funds
  • Major website decisions
  • Administration and Professor Support

Weblinks, videos and web 2.0 content that can be useful or interesting to check out will also be added frequently.

How else can you help?

Like most publications, The Bubble takes some serious work and commitment. While we are trying to keep the Magazine’s production as low in cost as possible, the start-up is going to take a bit of revenue— which is why we plan to also use this blog as a fundraising mechanism to help us reach our goals! In the meantime we will be using a free web server to host the Magazine until we have the funds to make The Bubble bigger and better.

***If every Student at Wheaton donated $1.00 we would have generated $1,550!This would cover the cost of server space and web design for at least four years! So please hit that Pay Pal Button and donate a buck!***

Thanks for checking out our brand new blog and come back soon for more updates, conversations feedback and fun!!