I know I’m preaching to the choir here, since a majority of my readers are involved in the infamous ‘Facebookgate’ but here’s a few blog posts to catch you up on the dealings: The initiator and champion @bradjward: Squared Peg Post. Labeling of ‘Facebookgate’ @andrewcareaga: Higher Ed Marketing Post. My Two Cents: At first glance …
Category Archives: Higher Ed
How Much Do We Know That We Don’t Know?
I recently read a post by Chris Brogan discussing the idea that search is social. After initial brain digestion, I began to apply it to my new position to see what I could uncover. I’m realizing that there is much to be learned regarding our customers and how they access information, but also, what they …
Integrated Social Media: Good Enough for President Elect, Good Enough for Your University
You’ve been trying to convince the powers that be that, at bare minimum, your college site needs RSS feeds. Perhaps you’re institution is considering using YouTube but is still on the fence. Asking for comments seems like a good idea, but what if those comments are bad? What do you do then? Well, if these all seem …
Guest Post On .eduguru
Check out my submission for the .eduguru new blogger contest. Remember to vote for me! 😉
What I Told My VP About Stamats 08
In an effort to be transparent, below is what I typed up for my Vice President of Enrollment and Retention (AKA – my boss) regarding my key take-aways from Statmats 08. I may be wrong or right, but these points represent what I learned and need to leverage for my individual political situation. They in no way …
Top Ten Random Take Aways from Statmats 08…
Since many people have already so eloquently captured the Statmats Integrated Marketing Conference so well via Twitter, Live Blogging and Post Blogging, I thought I’d offer my random odds and ends: 10. Social Media News Release – courtesy of Matt Herzberger. 9. Alexa/Website grader – courtesy of Kyle James 8. Whitney Hoffman Blog – great work for …
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Blogs without RSS = Shouting in a rural area
I just tried to do a search for college access blogs through Google and found a few – much to my happy surprise! But, I was quickly denied any further gratification by realizing that none of them had (working) RSS feeds! A few had feeds, but those didn’t work, but the majority had none at …
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Are We Really All On Board With Social Bookmarking?
I recently attended a national summit for College Planning Centers to discuss ways in which they could incorporate new media into their strategies. As questions rose regarding using social bookmarking sites (Delicious, Digg, Technorati, etc.) I began to get uneasy. How will the college access arena rally around this new technology if they cannot agree …
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