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A Little Luxury, A Little Good: Preserve

Actress Blake Lively launched a website last week: Preserve is a lifestyle site in the tradition of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. It is billed as a site that is part e-commerce, part web magazine, and part charity with the idea of looking at what is interesting and amazing about the United States through stories, artisan goods from around […]

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Inspiration by Hashtag: Fitspo

Fitspo (#fitspo) is one of those hashtag trends that is all over Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and even Tumblr and Pinterest. Fitspo is short for “fitspiration”, a portmanteau of fitness inspiration. It’s a popular buzzword used to tag images and messages that have the intention of motivating people towards a healthier lifestyle.

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Not Quite Revolutionary: The Pippit App

A couple of weeks ago the creative forces behind two popular lifestyle blogs launched what they said was meant to be a “beautiful mobile community that bridges blogging with social media,” the new app called Pippit.

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So you think you know the future: FUTURESTATES

We live in a very “future” world. Many of the concepts and ideas that were once the domain of science fiction are part of our realities. Cars that drive themselves? Google’s got it. Handheld computers with the capability of accessing massive amounts of human information in our hands nearly all the time? Our Apple iPhones […]

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A New Way To Share ‘Secrets’

​Secret is a new app that just recently launched—it is described as a space to share your thoughts with your friends, but with a twist. Everything is anonymous on Secret, so it enables you to share personal feelings that you might feel strange sharing otherwise, even with friends. It’s made for those times when you […]

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Calling All Writers!

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year again! The Hudsucker is looking for new writers to join our team! If you are a dedicated, passionate writer, feel free to send your application! We are looking for friendly individuals who can be team players, are enthusiastic personalities with a sense of humor and are pop […]

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Spoiler Alert! Solving the Spoiler and Social Media Issue

We need to talk about spoilers.  Before we do, however, I feel like I need to warn you with a big, hearty SPOILER ALERT because if we’re going to talk about spoilers there’s a solid chance I might, well, spoil something for you.  But we need to talk about spoilers and you’ve been warned.

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Adding a Social Media Cleanse To Your “Tech Diet”

Social media is a wonderful tool that can connect each and every one of us, but did you know it can be harmful as well? Recent studies have shown that social media can contribute to loneliness and reduces overall life-satisfaction, rather than making us feel connected. If you’re feeling down in the dumps, our writer provides some reasons why it might be essential to add a social media cleanse to your tech diet this year.

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I Read The News Today, Oh Boy! A Look Back at the Most Talked About Headlines in 2013

Whether through newspapers, television or internet, the news has always been a part of our daily lives and plays a vital role in understanding our world and human affairs. The importance of news has increased greatly in these last few years, especially with social media flourishing and becoming a source of nanosecond coverage for inquiring […]

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The New Slideshow: Flipagram and Stayfilm Review

We live in a photo-documented world.  Our phones are pretty universally equipped with cameras of always-improving quality (a recent advertisement for a Nokia Lumia Windows phone focused entirely on the features of the camera) and Apple claimed back in April of this year that the iPhone was the world’s most popular camera.  Massive amounts of […]

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John Green: Pop Culture Icon

I’m not ashamed to admit that the most recent thing to have made me cry was reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. And I mean really cry. A tragic love story at it’s finest, TFIOS is the latest book by John Green to have taken the YA shelves by storm. Not only has […]

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Adorable Animals You Should Be Following On Social Media

Raise your paws if you love kitties, puppies, and other precious pets! Well, I think that accounts for pretty much everyone on the internet! Our admiration for cute and cuddly critters has spread its influence all over the world wide web, where the animal kingdom reigns high and mighty. The internet has created a new […]

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He Said, She Said: The Facebook Relationship Status

When you start dating someone, you tell a few of your friends and family members, but not everyone in fear of things blowing up in your face. After all, who wants to explain their relationship status to extended family at a birthday party? You usually only tell everyone you know after you’ve gotten engaged and […]

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