How UF uses social media, videos to engage stakeholders
Social media managers should continually ask Twitter and Facebook followers what they'd like to see, treating the platforms as free market research that could pay off in a…
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The pitfalls of chasing Klout in higher education
As tempting as it might be to have one super metric that allows you to go to your bosses and show how successful your brilliant social media strategy…
Court: Facebook posts about student’s lab cadaver justified punishment
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled June 20 that the University of Minnesota did not violate a mortuary student's free speech rights by punishing her for Facebook posts about…
New app connects college sports fans on Twitter
When Philip Sanford goes to his favorite bar to watch his beloved Seton Hall Pirates, he brings along his phone charger so he also can follow the game…
Facebook addiction and ‘disconnect anxiety’ among college students
We rarely put ourselves in the position, but if and when we are not able to connect online, 68 percent of us experience disconnect anxiety, and college students…
For colleges, social media ‘Klout’ isn’t everything
A blitz of retweets and Facebook likes can be a nice boost for a college’s social media presence, but measuring success with the popular Klout score could give…
New texting rules from NCAA about to take effect
Text messages will begin appearing on the cell-phone screens of men’s college basketball recruits starting June 15, after a new NCAA rule takes effect allowing college coaches to…
‘Pinterest for education’ coming to college campuses
Perhaps the only task more daunting than rounding up the internet’s trove of free resources is organizing those blogs posts, videos, photos, and audio files into a presentable…
What are college students talking about on Facebook?
General confusion might be the key ingredient to an engaged crop of incoming freshmen on a college or university’s Facebook page.
Ex-student in Rutgers webcam spying case gets 30 days
A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail—just a fraction of the maximum—in…