We knew the light brown had to go sooner or later. We came up with a shiny new splash page that is much more interactive and easy to use. Thanks to everyone for your feedback about this, we used everyones suggestions. Link below…
The crew at CL kicked off our “Campus Crawl” tour with a sweet trip to UConn. Thank you UConn for accepting us with open arms and showing us such a great time. The campus and the community are a wonderful place and we hope that CL can provide everyone there with a beneficial service that was so desperately needed!
Having recently launched CampusLIVE at UVM we decided to make that our next stop! Get ready boys and girls out there in Burlington, we’re bring the whole crew. We plan on being there April 25th to keep the Spring season pumpin’ and celebrate the end of the semester! Look for more information around campus and on our site about sweet events that we are planning . Can’t wait to see you there!
Enjoy the weather-
Sasha
Here at CampusLIVE our innovative and creative marketing team is trying something new to round up new users and please our already existing faithfuls. Drum roll please…CampusLIVE@UMass will be sponsoring an over-the-top, all-out crazy promotional fiesta. It will be at one of UMass’ favorite hot-spots, The Pub on March 28. Get ready for a truly unforgettable night. We will be giving away free CampusLIVE goodies including t-shirts, koozies, coasters, and lighters. It doesn’t stop there; we will be serving our very own, specially created CampusLIVE shooters that will absolutely knock you back. The lovely ladies of CampusLIVE will be strutting their stuff and serving you your drinks. Buy a shot, keep the shot glass. What a deal. If music, booze, freebies, hot girls (and of course, guys) sounds like a winning combination and you are 21+ (sorry underage users) then you should head on down to The Pub on Friday, March 28.
Here at CampusLIVE the tables have turned…or rather, interned. Oh yes, we just hired over 15 talented and innovative interns; aka, productivity enhancers. “Making CampusLIVE happen”, that is the mantra, the sole driving force behind our freshly sharpened team. We want to cut through the BS and bring you exactly what you want, as fast as you want, to your homepage.
CampusLIVE is officially ready for that next level! Are you?
In the spirit of growth and expansion, we decided to drop some knowledge on you. In the next few weeks look for The Business Directory. It’s simple to explore, easy to use, fast, and to the point. It’s literally the 411 of the area.
We’ve also partnered up with newly improved Dinning Services, smells like a good call doesn’t it? What’s Berkshire cooking today? We’re building a DC widget that will tell you which DC is cooking what and when!
There is always something brewing down here at the headquarters, but we would love suggestions from you! If you think you have a great idea that CampusLIVE must have then send it to us. Remember, we want to “Make CampusLIVE happen” for you!
-Sasha
Web Genius
We’ve just launched some cool features behind the scenes that you may or may not have noticed (depending on what restaurant pages you frequent). We developed a control panel for restaurants so that they can ensure their listing is always up to date. As we now have over 300 restaurants in our system it’s going to be much better to put the power in the hands of the restaurants.
New Updates to the site include:
So far we’ve had great feedback from these changes. Definitely let us know what you think!
Responding to an immense amount of feedback related to the old Campus Links menu, CampusLIVE has developed an all new menu we’ve deemed ‘QuickLinks’ (we are a creative bunch). The Quick Links menu contains a variety of categories which display links to the popular websites within. Example: within the Gossip category some of the links displayed are to PerezHilton, USWeekly, DListed and more. An interested (read: bored) student can browse through the categories that interests them most and enjoy the internet without Google.
In a few weeks you will be able to choose your favorite sites and toss them into your CampusLIVE bookmarks. That way no matter where you are - dorm, library or home for the holidays - you’ll have all your links with you.
CampusLIVE’s #1 mission is to serve our users in every capacity available to us, and the best way we can do that is through responding to feedback. We feel the new Quick Links has strengthened CampusLIVE usability and we look forward to hearing the feedback from our users.
CampusLIVE launches at the Heart - Student based one-stop site brings resources to fingertips
Originally appeared December 6th, 2007 in the Spectrum (link)
By Jason Hey - Spectrum Staff
A few weeks ago a new student resource website was launched at Sacred Heart. CampusLIVE.com is a website compiled of information directed primarily towards students.
Jeff Cassidy is the co-founder of CampusLIVE. He has played a large role in the progression of the website since it was first launched at UMass two years ago.
“This is a one-stop home page for students looking for campus information. From restaurants and live Facebook feeds to campus events and news,” said Cassidy.
At CampusLIVE.com a student can register with their e-mail address and gain access to information specific to Sacred Heart.
The homepage has links to all the school’s web pages including the academic calendar, directory, registrar’s office, athletics, bookstore, and the library. It also contains current news from the Spectrum newspaper as well as upcoming campus events.
“The site is an all-encompassing tool for students. It has been a huge success and very popular among students thus far,” said Cassidy.
Besides local university news, the site also has current news around the world from organizations like CNN, The New York Times, and ESPN.
“Staying on top of the current news and sports is important to me. Not just in and around school but around the world as well,” said sophomore Paul Ruvo.
The homepage also contains one feature called the food finder. It is a feature that allows students to search for restaurants in their area whether it is delivery, take out, or dine in.
“I am always running short on time, an easier way to find food fast would definitely make things easier,” said senior Michael Viscuso.
The site also has up to date weather conditions and links to all the popular search engines including Google and Yahoo.
Students can also access their Facebook homepages with the click of a button.
“When I am on the web, I spend a significant amount of my on Google and Facebook,” said junior Kaileen Paiva.
CampusLIVE.com also allows its users to customize their homepages. Students can add links to any of the features.
“This new resource is going to add to the undergraduate experience here at Sacred Heart. I think its great how you have the opportunity to see what is going on at the school and in the community, all in one place,” said graduate assistant Robert Edwards.
The site is continually expanding and recently teamed up with Student Travel Services to help students find the cheapest spring break trip to a number of popular locations.
All the schools that have registered for CampusLIVE have their own homepages.
Once a student becomes a member, they have access to all the web pages of every other college that participates.
“I have many friends that attend other schools like UMass for example. Knowing more about those schools is valuable for when I go to visit them,” said senior Alex Gastiger.
Check out Sacred Heart’s homepage on CampusLIVE by visiting campuslive.com/sacredheart. All you need to have to sign up is a valid school e-mail address.
Take a look and see if CampusLIVE is a useful tool for you.
Hey all,
We’ve got some cool announcements to make…
First off - Fairfield and Sacred Heart have joined our network! If you are a student at either of these schools or live in the area and want to be a Campus Rep then let me know! Next up: We’ve been shopping around for great places to buy Spring Break trips online and are happy to announce our partnership with Student Travel Services (STS). They have the best deals we could find on trips to Cancun, Jamaica, Bahamas, Florida and more — check out the CampusLIVE Spring Break site.
Finally… we’ve all been feeling the Holiday spirit and have decided to do some give-aways in December. We’re taking suggestions but so far we’ve got Wii’s, American Express gift cards and a variety of cameras up for grabs. All you have to do is sign up with a .EDU email address before the 25th.
Enjoy!
[INSERT SOUND OF INTERNS CHEERING HERE] - CampusLIVE has a new office, located in the heart of Amherst. We’re now just that much closer to our roots - UMass Amherst. Come visit us anytime at 9 East Pleasant Street. Our new digs are 4x the size of the old so that we can stop packing our interns like sardines.
New desks, couches, foos ball, ping pong and free employee meals - we’re inches behind Google 
Thanks to all of our incredible staff for helping us get to where we are. The future is looking great!
We’re happy to announce two more great campuses that have joined the CampusLIVE network - Bentley College and Brandeis University. A big thanks to the students on these campuses that helped make it happen.
CampusLIVE @ Brandeis University
Interested in launching CampusLIVE at your school? Let us know!