It is no secret that college students have become ever more enthralled with the trends of advancing online media. On an average day at UT, you can find Facebook, the popular social-connecting website, filling the screens of countless students' laptops on campus.

However, in the second term of the year a social Web site called StudyBlue gained a comparable popularity, bringing new dimensions to the studying world on campus. StudyBlue is a Web site where students receive cash in exchange for sharing their class notes and knowledge with other students at their school.

"We started the Web site in 2007 as a way for students at the University of Wisconsin to share class notes," said Ben Jedd, the chief communications officer of the Web site. "But, as it became more popular we developed it into a site featuring electronic flashcards and personal reminders, textbook outlines and a section where students can communicate and form study groups."

StudyBlue makes it possible for students to download other students' notes efficiently, which is especially beneficial for students with hectic schedules.

"Many college students have busy lives and it is sometimes hard to keep track of everything. If you miss a class or don't get a concept, StudyBlue can really help," Stephanie Carr, an international business and marketing major at UT, said.

The spring trial month allowed many UT students to obtain extra cash by referring other students, making flash cards and uploading their class notes.

"I appreciate that StudyBlue is able to pay the students that give them their notes, so they will have something to show for their extra work," Maggie Yeager, a junior in journalism said.

Currently, StudyBlue is gaining recognition on college campuses everywhere with 1,800 schools enrolled so far

"The University of Tennessee has become one of the biggest school databases that use our site with over 35 percent of the student body enrolled on the Web site," Jedd said.