Spring Break
New Web site connects University community
BRIANA GERDEMAN
Issue date: 4/15/09 Section: News
Think of it as Facebook for the University - but it will help you with homework rather than distract you from it.
It's eCampusWide.com, and it offers book swaps, note swaps, professor ratings and live chats with classmates all in one place.
Founder Jacob Berton describes eCampusWide.com as "an academic social networking site."
Berton, who graduated from the University in 2008, first envisioned the idea for eCampusWide.com almost three years ago.
"I was tired of digging through discussions on other sites," he said. "I knew social networking could be used better than looking through pictures or checking status updates."
So he created eCampusWide.com.
"It's an easy way for students to use social networking," he said. "It's a way for them to be able to keep their academic lives separate from their social lives."
The site launched about three weeks ago. Around 400 members already have signed up, including 50 or 60 on Monday alone, Berton said.
"I've been blown away by the response," he said, adding that he hopes the site will continue to grow and eventually reach thousands of members.
eCampusWide.com is a "one-stop shop," several students said.
Some of the site's services are available elsewhere, but eCampusWide.com combines all of them for the University community.
"We want to bring students what they want … and use social networking to get things done," Berton said.
The Web site's professor ratings provide numerical ratings and grade point averages, as well as student reviews. The service also enables students to compare two professors, side by side.
"The difference is you can look at this and see they may be a tough professor, but they're a great professor," Berton said. "It's a great visual."
Misha Ghaznavi, a junior from Lilburn, heard about eCampusWide.com when Berton came to speak to her business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, about the site.
"It has grade point reports with professor comments, so I used [the site] when deciding what classes what to take," she said.
It's eCampusWide.com, and it offers book swaps, note swaps, professor ratings and live chats with classmates all in one place.
Founder Jacob Berton describes eCampusWide.com as "an academic social networking site."
Berton, who graduated from the University in 2008, first envisioned the idea for eCampusWide.com almost three years ago.
"I was tired of digging through discussions on other sites," he said. "I knew social networking could be used better than looking through pictures or checking status updates."
So he created eCampusWide.com.
"It's an easy way for students to use social networking," he said. "It's a way for them to be able to keep their academic lives separate from their social lives."
The site launched about three weeks ago. Around 400 members already have signed up, including 50 or 60 on Monday alone, Berton said.
"I've been blown away by the response," he said, adding that he hopes the site will continue to grow and eventually reach thousands of members.
eCampusWide.com is a "one-stop shop," several students said.
Some of the site's services are available elsewhere, but eCampusWide.com combines all of them for the University community.
"We want to bring students what they want … and use social networking to get things done," Berton said.
The Web site's professor ratings provide numerical ratings and grade point averages, as well as student reviews. The service also enables students to compare two professors, side by side.
"The difference is you can look at this and see they may be a tough professor, but they're a great professor," Berton said. "It's a great visual."
Misha Ghaznavi, a junior from Lilburn, heard about eCampusWide.com when Berton came to speak to her business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, about the site.
"It has grade point reports with professor comments, so I used [the site] when deciding what classes what to take," she said.
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anon
posted 4/15/09 @ 10:06 AM EST
How much did they pay for this article length ad?
Anon
posted 4/15/09 @ 2:50 PM EST
Are people seriously using this site instead of the key? I really don't believe that.
anon
posted 4/15/09 @ 3:01 PM EST
Makes sense to me... I'd rather look at those graphs than the key spreadsheet. Granted there aren't a ton of prof ratings in there yet but maybe those will come with time. (Continued…)
Fogelgren is a tool
posted 7/22/09 @ 4:36 PM EST
This website is so dumb. Poorly put together and is relying on other social media networks to plug their service. Pathetic.
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