Tagged: "youtube"
The next big thing in Social Media?
When I hear the word diaspora I think of the Irish Studies course I have been teaching, not the next big thing in social media. On September 15th, 2010 that may all change when four students (Daniel Grippi | Maxwell Salzberg | Raphael Sofaer | Ilya Zhitomirskiy) from NYU’s Courant Institute may change the game [...]
It’s Not a Set of Tools… It’s a Point of View
School home pages are collecting social media buttons faster than I can grab free pens from the vendors at a tech/ed conference. But as organizations sign up for Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Blip.tv, Linkedin, Flickr, Meebo (really guys? really?), Livestream, Blogger and Wikipedia I have some serious questions about what this all means. Does the success [...]
Flash Social Media Project
A buddy of mine and I came across a local business in Cambridge that just moved into the area and is trying to make a name for itself. As we got to talking, the store said they were using a rather expensive website and were not on any social media platforms. My friend @seanblanchet and [...]
Email Signatures: Another Way to Drive Traffic to Your Social Sites
Very few schools have a standardized email signature—even within departments—and yet this is a basic for branding that is both simple (cut and paste) and inexpensive (free!). And, as an added bonus, it can drive recipients to your web and/or social media sites, attracting viewers through channels you might never have reached any other way. [...]
Be quick. Be nimble.
I wondered who would be the first to jump on the outrageous, awesome and just plain hilarious Old Spice commercials and YouTube phenom. If you have no idea what I’m talking about go here, enjoy and thank me later. I figured that some enterprising college would hop right on this just like Yale did with [...]
What can your school learn from a Burrito Company?
Jeff Bezos founder and CEO of amazon.com said “your brand is what people say about you when you leave the room.” You don’t own your brand (and yes, your school is a brand). This lack of control is an uncomfortable thought. What do people say about your school when you’re not in the room? If [...]
Galvanize Your department With Social Media Tools
For social media mavens, who already blog, tweet, Facebook, digg and use every other form of social media we can get our hands on, it’s hard for us to understand why our co-workers don’t rush at the opportunity to use social media every chance they can to connect with alumni, parents and students. In January, [...]
Bay Area Bootcamp: June 16, 2010
Join us on June 16, 2010 at Our Savior Lutheran School, Livermore, CA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni.
Social Media’s Costs – Support
I'm a skeptic. When people tell me that something is free I generally don't believe them. There is always some cost and while I may not be taking my wallet out of my pocket there is always some payment that has to be made. Because of this mindset, the idea that social media is free isn't something that I bought into right away. The idea that our school could use social media to communicate, market and share information with our vast constituencies was incredible. To my joy, as I looked at some of the major sites and service I would be using I found that they were indeed, for the most part, completely without cost.
Social Media’s Costs – Support
I'm a skeptic. When people tell me that something is free I generally don't believe them. There is always some cost and while I may not be taking my wallet out of my pocket there is always some payment that has to be made. Because of this mindset, the idea that social media is free isn't something that I bought into right away. The idea that our school could use social media to communicate, market and share information with our vast constituencies was incredible. To my joy, as I looked at some of the major sites and service I would be using I found that they were indeed, for the most part, completely without cost.
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