Why Non-Profit Invests Big in Social Media Marketing - Courtney Spence

In Chapter 12 of 19 in her 2012 Capture Your Flag interview, non-profit executive Courtney Spence answers "How is Your Non-Profit Learning to More Effectively Use Social Media?" Spence details how her organization's social media marketing strategy has shifted drastically over the past few years. She notes how traditionally non-profits are encouraged to invest most funds in programming and how that is finding more balance with marketing and communications initiatives involving social media....

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From: Capture Your Flag

Related topics : social media marketing non profit / social media social

World Languages Classes Use Social Media

In order to really understand a new language and its cultural traditions, you have to go beyond the textbook. In this interactive SPAN 201 class, students are learning how the Hispanic world uses social media, like Twitter, to share information. This exercise not only helps students understand how the Spanish language is used in the real world, but also exposes them to Hispanic customs and traditions in a real-time setting.

Want to explore more languages and a variety of cultures? Check out...

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From: BridgewaterCollege

Related topics : hispanic social media use

Social Media as Learning Tools

You don't have to look hard to notice how social media is changing the world. But what is it doing in the college classroom? In this video, Assistant Professor of Communication Erika Pryor and her students share how they're using a range of social media to enhance their academic pursuits.

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From: Denison University

Related topics : social media changed the world / using social media

Friend Request: Social Networking -- Student Short Documentary (2014)

"Friend Request: Social Networking" explores the changing nature of social media through the eyes of experts Aaron Biebert and Sean Johnson Andrews. Discussing the impact on todays youth, we see how we are part of an era forever changed by social media.

A student film for a project at Columbia College Chicago.

Shot on Canon 5D, Sony PMW-F55 CineAlta 4K PMW, and JVCHD recorders.

I in no way own the rights to either song used.

Thanks, and enjoy!

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From: Cole Weber

Related topics : college student social network / social media documentary 2014 / social media expert

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2010 Session PS233 on Social Media: Part 1

The use of social networking sites, such MySpace, Face book, Twitter, YouTube and other as a means of communication is exploding, particularly among millions of young people. Social networking sites have been increasingly adopted by many online health-related professional and educational services. Social networking may represent an effective way for surgeons to better serve, i.e., to communicate, to educate, to care, for their patients, the public, medical students, residents and the general...

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From: AmCollegeofSurgeons

Related topics : how many people use social networking sites / use of social network sites / social media network sites / using social media

Eric Stoller presents: 'Digital Identity' at Curry College

The Center for Career Development invited 'Inside Higher Ed' blogger and social media expert Eric Stoller to be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Curry College Senior Conference. Stoller's task? To impart valuable career advice to Curry students regarding the use (and misuse) of social media.

Read more at http://www.curry.edu/stoller

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From: CurryCollegeVideo

Related topics : college students and social media use / using social media

The Wojdylo Show #31 - Lauren vs Jesse Debate on College Students and Social Media

In this edition of the Wojdylo Show I debate with Lauren Sutton as to why college students are still on Facebook. She also mentioned they use SnapChat, Twitter and Instagram. Eventually, I believe Google+ will catch up but it is going to take celebrities and sports stars embracing the platform.

We will continue this conversation over the course of the next several months and years. It should be interesting to see how it plays out.

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From: Wojdylo Social Media

Related topics : college students and social media use

SportsThread Website Development

Saritasa announces development for SportsThread.com, the revolutionary website that merges the culture of college athletics through social media. Using Sports Thread, college athletes can communicate the pros and cons of playing at a university, student and campus life, and much more to potential students of their university. The responses from athletes include in-depth, day to day experiences of a collegiate athlete, based on anonymity, so the responses are un-biased.

More information on...

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From: Saritasa, LLC

Related topics : college athletes and social media

Social Media Ninjas: RoomSync

http://www.roomsync.com/

RoomSync makes roommate matching software for higher education using social media. RoomSync is located in Gainesville, FL. Meet the gang in this first episode!

You can learn more about RoomSync, the leading Facebook app used by universities and college to empower students with roommate choice, at www.RoomSync.com.

Video by Vanessa Varela

Narrated by Rob Castellucci

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From: RoomSync

Related topics : college students and social media use / universities using social media / social media software / social media education

Fair Use & Media Literacy | An Overview

The Center for Social Media is proud to announce the release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. This code is a step-by-step guide to fair use in an academic setting that enables teachers and students who use popular culture to know when their uses are legal. The Code of Best Practices was created in collaboration with the Washington College of Law's Program on Information, Justice and Intellectual Property and with our new partner Media Education Lab at...

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From: Center for Media & Social Impact

Related topics : college students and social media use / universities using social media