Howard University News July 2011 Communications Senior Lands Singapore Internship WASHINGTON - Imani Pope-Johns, a public relations senior in the School of Communications, traveled to Singapore to participate in the Digital Life Academy, an internship sponsored by MyCubeTM.com. The Digital Academy is a global think tank of 30 people ages 16-25 interested in online privacy, data and content ownership, content monetization and similar topics. The 30 were chosen from 15,000 worldwide applications. Selection was based on entrepreneurial drive, business acumen and a dedication to the concept of digital life freedom. The participants received an all-expense-paid trip, plus housing and a stipend of $2,400. This six-week internship is scheduled from July 4 to Aug. 12. To win the internship, Pope-Johns wrote an article about online privacy versus mobile shopping convenience. "I am grateful of this experience, not only because it is in my field of study, but because I have never been out of the country," Pope -Johns said. "I cherish moments like this." Pope-Johns is chief moderator of the Digital Life Academy blog. Interns will be contributing to the site at www.digitallifeacademy.tumblr.com<http://www.digitallifeacademy.tumblr.com>. About MyCube MyCube is the world's first Social Exchange(tm), allowing individuals and organizations to store and share their information, updates and content with others, while retaining full privacy, ownership and control. MyCube believes that your "digital identity" - the collection of your online content, communications and interactions - is YOURS. Meaning yours to own, yours to control, and yours to share with others as you see fit. For more information: Main Website: http://beta.mycube.com/ Digital Blog: http://blog.mycube.com/ Digital Academy: www.digitallifeacademy.tumblr.com<http://www.digitallifeacademy.tumblr.com> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Preserving the Story of the HBCU Library Alliance- Success Story Submissions due August 1st. Click here http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/hbcustory.html to access the guidelines.