Editor’s Note: PGM staff members decide on the topic of a Staff Ed together. The staff as a whole provides opinions and content included in this Staff Ed to provide thoughts about and shed light on solutions for happenings at Pepperdine You’re out with friends and a classmate texts you — your professor has released the exam grades. You open a web browser on … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Courses Should Have an App
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Students Get Real About Why They Love BeReal
Art by Autumn Hardwick BeReal is the new social media app catching Gen Z's attention. The company’s goal is to provide a spontaneous, filterless place for people to share their real lives without the pressures of likes and followers, according to their LinkedIn. In July, BeReal became the No. 1 app on the App Store, and, as of August, it has 10 million active users, according … [Read more...] about Students Get Real About Why They Love BeReal
‘Wordle!’ App Creator Does Good With Mistaken Success
Steven Cravotta hugs director of Boost! West Oakland Ty-Licia Hooker. Cravotta partnered with "Wordle" creator Josh Wardle to donate $50,000 to educational nonprofit Boost! after Cravotta profited from ads in his "Wordle!" app. Photo courtesy of Steven CravottaAround Christmas 2021, Pepperdine alumnus Steven Cravotta ('20) noticed an app he created six years ago gained 500,000 … [Read more...] about ‘Wordle!’ App Creator Does Good With Mistaken Success
Pepperdine Alumna Olivia Robinson’s App Helps Users Support Black-Owned Businesses
Graphic courtesy of BlackDollar Olivia Robinson began working on her app, BlackDollar, while she was a senior Integrated Marketing Communication student at Seaver College. She graduated from Pepperdine in spring 2020 and officially launched the app the following November. BlackDollar is an app that allows people to intentionally support Black-owned businesses, through … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Alumna Olivia Robinson’s App Helps Users Support Black-Owned Businesses
Pepp Sophomore Wants To Paddle Through the Sea of Music
Developer Sam Nicholson (center) wraps his arms around his two friends, Matthew Dull (left) and Nick Cerofeci (right), as the team that is currently working to develop the Paddle app and a Kickstarter profile for investments. The app's release date is scheduled to hit Google Play and the Apple iOS store this December. Photo courtesy of Sam NicholsonWhen COVID-19 hit, summer … [Read more...] about Pepp Sophomore Wants To Paddle Through the Sea of Music
