The Daily Collegian I On Dec. 18. eight associate degrees. 2,386 baccalaureate j awarded to University Park students. Penn State President Gy I mencenent ceremonies. More than 4.000 students gradual-?-. Advertising Results! 814-865-2531 Collegian Compare the cheapest textbooks prices online 1 www.PSUText.co m A student-founded website for Penn State students. Save monev now. de:rid 591 graduate degrees were cm ■- presided over the three com- ! 1 , State campuses in December. Reckner Coueg: New networking site to launch By Chris Bickel COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Facebooks replacement may be on the horizon, and the site's creator is using Penn State as its testing ground. INeedCollege.com takes fea tures of popular Web sites such as Facebook, FMyLife and Yahoo! Answers and combines them, said site owner Dave Landskroner. who began working on the site last summer. The site's premise revolves around social networking, com munal blogging and interaction between students and alumni. Each profile page is geared toward a specific college or area and the information the user wants to see. "It's like a one-stop shop." said Landskroner, a graduate of the University of Delaware. "That's something a lot of sites don't offer." Penn State was one of the first places where Landskroner and his team thought to spread word of the site's features. Facebook started the same way target ing bigger universities at first and Landskroner thinks Penn State could become the flagship college. I figure that with Penn State every time I go there I have a good time." he said. "Everything is done so big and bold. We didn't have any of the crap like the Homecoming parade and such at Delaware." The site's graphical layout was created by 2008 White Out T-shirt designer David Weissman. Weissman (senior-landscape architecture) said he thinks the site's wealth of information will set it apart from others. Why Buy New Cartridges? All You Need Is New nk. SAVE BIG-GO GREEN Cartridge V. otlci Slate College 246 East Calder Way- State College. PA 16801 ’ ° y.y. u.. cart odqev.oridusa. com- Stored 15 (.8141 861-7654 Call or stop by today. - - jfrCiffflaiEjgm 4 4 4 Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 I Site features ■ Blogging ■ “Hot Spots” in user’s area ■ Stories and videos ■ Q&A section similar to Yahoo! Answers ■ Forum to “let it all out” ■ Hottest students at colleges Source: Mike P3yne, Penn State's representative for INeedCoHege.com "It's useful social networking without all the junk attached to it." he said. "I know the site will be a success because of all the various networking tools it encompasses." Alumni can also use the site as a tool to find other alumni hotspots in neighboring cities, Weissman said. Student Mike Payne, who is helping to launch the site, said he expects the greek community will help word-of-mouth for the site to "spread like wildfire.” As the Penn State representative for INeedCollege. Payne (senior crime, law and justice) has been coordinating letter campaigns to advertise the site, as well as speaking with local businesses about possible sponsorships. He did not comment on which busi nesses he's speaking with. Even if the Web site doesn’t become the next big thing, Landskroner said he will be satis fied as long as users find it useful. "If I don't make money off of it, I don't make money off of it,” he said. "I just want a place people can laugh and enjoy.” To e-mail reporter: cdbso67@psu.edu
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