B-schools all a-Twitter over social media
With interest in social media growing, B-schools are adding courses to teach students what it means for business, BusinessWeek reports.
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InfoComm 2010 highlights changing nature of AV
“The AV industry is changing,” said Jeff Singer, marketing communications director for Crestron. “We have to redefine what AV is.”
Facebook to hit 500 million users, but meteoric rise has come with growing pains
Facebook is expected to say this week that it has reached 500 million users, making it the biggest information network on the internet in a meteoric rise that…
Grades don’t drop for college Facebook fiends
According to new research out of Northwestern University, students who use social networking sites don't seem to suffer academically, Ars Technica reports.
On Facebook, telling teachers how much they meant
People who have been out of school for decades are expressing sentiments on social-networking web sites that they dared not express in their youth, reports the New York…
Google rumored to be building a Facebook competitor
Silicon Valley is speculating that Google is working on a social network to compete with Facebook, called Google Me, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Facebook launches ‘permissions’ for apps, web sites
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that requires outside applications and web sites to tell users exactly what parts of their profiles have to be shared for…
Political fundraising tool taps social networks
The Associated Press reports that candidates in some top political races are raising big sums of money using software that taps donors' social networks, an endeavor that lets…
Software helps schools monitor athletes’ postings
Last fall, before he got fired, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach banned his Red Raiders from using Twitter after a player tweeted that his coach had been late…
How colleges can drive traffic to their web sites
Digital marketing guru Karine Joly told a group of college technology officials June 8 that it’s time for them to stop relying on gut instincts when devising ways…