Facebook Privacy Tutorial
To learn more about what Facebook allows users to do around customizing their privacy experience, they’ve produced a series of videos to walk us through. Learn More #1: Privacy on Facebook In this video, Facebook provides an overview video explaining Privacy Controls.
Five Impressive First-Year Experience Websites
My last blog post was about FYE Department websites and some criteria I thought these sites should meet. From a list of 50 of the best FYE programs in the nation, I decided to visit each page and came up with a Top 5 of my favorite ones that seem to have a great balance of look and feel, social media usage, and resourcefulness. This post provides a brief look into each of the Top 5 websites.
Taking an Objective Look at Social Media in the First Year Experience
The first year of college is when students determine how they fit within their school and ultimately whether or not they will continue to attend that school. Higher ed is also figuring out how to fit social media not only into their institution, but additionally to specific departments like First Year Experience. Despite FYE’s importance, resources and guidance using social media in this area is still scarce and remains untapped.
7 Ways Colleges Can Use Foursquare
After reading Michael and Seth’s thoughts on Location-Based Services and Higher Ed and as a response to Foursquare’s new Campus Rep program outreach, a couple of ideas came to mind for colleges campuses using Foursquare to engage their students with the school. Here are my ideas from a student point-of-view.
18 Ways Alumni Networks Can Use Social Media
I haven’t even graduated yet, and I’m already received dozens of e-mail suggesting that I join my school’s alumni network–all of which I regard as spam and send to the trash. As a current student, even I know that alumni donors are extremely important being that they are a huge source of financial support.
Interning at a Startup
Last week, a Reuters article reported on nationwide phenomena that in the past years have become more and more common–startups. The article’s main premise is that behind this wave of entrepreneurship are recent college graduates and even current college students who, in a time of economy and high unemployment rates, are taking advantage of the “globalization of information and the advent of social media” to turn an idea into a business.
Higher Ed Increases Adoption of Social Media
Adopting social media and communicating with today’s youth has been a long-time challenge for everyone. But where does Higher Ed stand?
Bridging the Gap Between Higher Ed and Facebook Events
Personally, on a given night when I want to find something to do, I call, text or Instant Message my friends. Generally speaking for all students, when it comes to finding something to do at school, I am going to check my Facebook Events page because it lists almost all the events I would be interested in.
The Hidden Truth About Facebook Fan Pages
When it comes to my hundreds of friends and dozens of groups, I am constantly bombarded with News Feed stories by the second. While some of these stories interest me, those that do not are mostly Fan Page stories. To understand why that is, I decided to take a look at the Fan Pages I “fan” and how they communicate.
