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New project: FollowEDU – searchable directory of Twitter users in #highered

On August 11, 2011 · 2 Comments

Over the next two months, I’ll be developing a website called FollowEDU, a searchable directory of Twitter users in #highered. I’m in the early development stages now, but things are rolling along and the site will hopefully launch in early October.

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eduTweetup Boston 2011 Storify Recap

On August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Did you miss eduTweetup Boston 2011 or would just like to relive some moments from the unconference event? Here’s a Storify recap of eduTweetup Boston 2011.

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Facebook Groups and Pages Compared: Communities for Accepted Students

On July 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This post was originally published on .eduGuru on July 18, 2011.

According to a survey of 226 colleges conducted by Varsity Outreach in 2010, an overwhelming majority (88%) of colleges and universities have already created a Facebook presence for their school. So, how are Admissions Offices utilizing Facebook as a community-building tool for their accepted students and [...]

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eduTweetup Boston 2011 Event

On June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This post was originally published on .eduGuru on June 6, 2011.

Join us for eduTweetup Boston 2011 on July 29!

eduTweetup Boston 2011 is an event bringing together education professionals and technology leaders for a night of fun-filled dialogue around pressing issues facing the 21st century university. Higher Ed Live and .eduGuru [...]

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Student Banned from Commencement Because of Facebook Post

On May 12, 2011 · 3 Comments

This article was originally posted on .eduGuru on May 11, 2011.

ABC11-WTVD Raleigh News reported that a current senior at Saint Augustine’s College, Roman Caple, was not permitted to walk at his graduation ceremony on May 1 because of a Facebook post.

The news station followed up with this video the following [...]

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Introducing eduTweetups – A directory of #highered tweetups, hashtags & twitter chats

On April 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Twitter is an amazing tool for connecting with other professionals in a specific job niche. Some of the best ways to find others is through conference hashtags, tweetups and Twitter chats.

I’d like to introduce my new website, eduTweetups – a running directory and calendar of higher education-focused conference hashtags, tweetups and Twitter chats. [...]

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Facebook Questions: Ask a Question as a Page

On March 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Did you know you can ask Facebook Questions as a Page? This may be an incredibly useful tool for business or brands that want to poll their fans. Mashable gave some examples of how companies can use the Questions tool.

Here’s how to ask a Question as a Facebook Page.

1. [...]

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