Smile! Now you can interact with Heart via Instagram
Are you following us on Instagram yet? Do it today!
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
A picture says 1000 words, but I like stories better
Disney has just released their first social media app, Story, a digital scrapbooking app aimed at moms.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
UA civil engineering student earns NASA Fellowship
Will Guin, from Winfield, graduated this month, and he will continue his graduate studies in the UA College of Engineering, working with Jialai Wang, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering.
Ben Flanagan | bflanaga@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/bflanagan/index.html
Decatur hobbyist shares footage of Dragon Boat Race and Festival taken from unmanned aerial vehicle (video)
Local businessman Iven “Vic” Holt tested the video capabilities of his “drone helicopter” Saturday and shared the resulting aerial views of the Dragon Boat Race and Festival with al.com.
Kelly Kazek | kkazek@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/KKazek/index.html
Download the app and spot a stroke F.A.S.T.
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and number four cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer.
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
Airbus Mobile, aviation sector could take several cues from Hamburg, Germany
With construction barely underway at Brookley Aeroplex on a $600 million final assembly line for Airbus’ A320 family aircraft, Mobile remains very much in the global spotlight for landing the Toulouse, France-based planemaker’s first such plant on U.S. soil. In the absence of an actual crystal ball, however, Mobile needs look no further than Hamburg, Germany, for a glimpse at the future it could – in time – create.
Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html
HeartTV: Reducing blood sugar
Elevated blood sugar and diabetes are two problems that Alabamians are quite familiar with, unfortunately.
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
Where to watch live streaming of today's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse set to take over the sky near Australia
National Geographic reports a annulus, or ring of fire, appears during an annular solar eclipse because the new moon's diameter is smaller than the visible surface of the sun.
Amber Sutton | asutton@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/AmberAcker/index.html
Cartwheel: a new approach to social shopping
Target Corporation will be dipping their hands into the mobile application market with their new service Cartwheel.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
Alabama-based firms continue nabbing Airbus Mobile contracts
Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie will construct the piles and foundations for the project’s hangar and service building, while Dothan-based Covenant Steel will be responsible for the building steel and the envelope.
Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html
#BirminghamGoRed: Get social with us during the Go Red luncheon
Even if you can't be at the event, you can still live vicariously (and digitally) through us by way of social media.
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
Student journalists at Theodore, Baker and Bayside going digital
This year seems to mark a turn in how Mobile and Baldwin county schools approach social media and digital journalism. Three of the four schools at today’s newspaper workshop currently operate Twitter accounts: Theodore, Baker and Bayside Academy. They use the social platform to share information about upcoming events at their school, sports scores and other information. Bayside Academy shares news and stories online, on their website, and Baker High School posts PDFs of their student paper online.
Sara Frye | sfrye@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/sfrye/index.html
Facebook wants to know how you’re feeling and what you’re doing
Facebook is rolling out a new feature to United States users that asks you to give more detail about how you're feeling and what you're doing in your status updates.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
"Off-the-shelf" artificial blood vessels may reduce dialysis complications
Scientists bioengineered an artificial blood vessel by seeding human aorta cells onto a biodegradable mesh tube.
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
Unless you're really not that into her, get off your app and tell her (Kelly Kazek)
I am assuming this app was developed by a man because who else would come up with a way to avoid having to actually think about your significant other during the day?
Kelly Kazek | kkazek@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/KKazek/index.html
How to use LinkedIn to find your next job
Utilize social networks like LinkedIn to bridge the gap between your resume and online presence.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
HeartTV: Control your cholesterol
Let's talk cholesterol: The wax-like substance that can be both a necessity and a killer.
American Heart Association
http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html
Chirpify allows reply-to-buy shopping
The constant barrage of appealing products on social media just got a little closer to your credit card with Chirpify.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
Business leaders heading to Hamburg, Germany, to gauge Airbus facility impact
More than 80 business leaders will be heading to Hamburg, Germany, this weekend to learn more about how the impact an Airbus assembly plant can have on a community, according to a representative of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.
Michael Dumas | mdumas@al.com
http://connect.al.com/user/msdumas/index.html
Social media and the childhood obesity crisis
While too much screen time is a huge problem with our youngest generation, it may also hold the key to fighting one of our biggest challenges: obesity.
Adrienne Erin
http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html
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