Social Media for Higher Education

Social Media for Higher Education

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We are interested in how higher education is utilizing social media marketing and communications for alumni community building, fundraising, student social networking,... more »
We are interested in how higher education is utilizing social media marketing and communications for alumni community building, fundraising, student social networking, admissions, etc. and building a true, active community of faculty, staff and learners. « less

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Alexandra J.

Alexandra

How do you promote your social media channels to pre applicants and applicants?

Afternoon
I'm currently putting together a mini Facebook strategy for my marketing department and I am interested to hear how other ...

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Anthony G. N. 16 hours ago • Edit • Be sure to keep an eye on Facebook Insights. There is a tremendous amount of data available to page administrators. While it can be (very) ... »
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Sara M.

Sara

I'm looking for ways to increase traffic to our dept FB site. We link twitter and FB sites to e-newsletters, website, and email...

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Anthony G. N. 16 hours ago • Edit • Hey Sara, ... »
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Sara M. Kenneth H. Anthony G. N.
Jessica K.

Jessica

What are your average e-newsletter click thru and open rates?

What have you noticed can increase (or decrease) these rates? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

posted 2 months ago

Duncan F. 2 days ago • Edit • I've shamelessly stolen this from the Harvard Business Review but it sums up far more articulately then I can what we ask when we're putting a ... »
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Deborah W. Bruce O. Duncan F.
Allison C.

Allison

Do you use hootsuite pro?

What social media management tools do you use?

We have been looking at hootsuite pro, however, we still find it has many ...

posted 1 month ago

Bruce O. 2 days ago • Edit • We use HootSuite Pro for our two-person team of social managers and for my personal business. ... »
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Stuart R. Matt R. Bruce O.
Patia S.

Patia

What are universities doing with Pinterest?

Now that the grand dame of journalism has published an article about Pinterest, I'm curious what universities are doing with the ...

Time to make time for another social network. Pinterest is a free Web pinboard for any photos that you want to share.

posted 3 months ago

Daniel H. 3 days ago • Edit • Hey Patia, ... »
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Patia S. Jeff D. Daniel H.
Anne H.

Anne

Examples of effective use of university "company pages"on LinkedIn?

Many LinkedIn "company pages" for universities appears underutilized (if not ignored). I've only found one which includes status ...

posted 3 months ago

Jamie H. 3 days ago • Edit • We're in the same position at Lesley - would love to see response from LinkedIn about possibility or opportunity of individual schools having ... »
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Ashley T. Lesley H. Jamie H.
Sarah M.

Sarah

So let's talk about this article everyone - good tips for job seekers?

What do you think?

Article link:

http://newgradlife.blogspot.c ...

posted 1 month ago

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David S.
Dr. Pietro (Pete) S.

Dr. Pietro (Pete)

Do you believe Social Media has changed all the rules in higher education? What Say You?

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In my opinion, Social, Media has changed all the rules in ...

posted 4 days ago

Joann G. 4 days ago • Edit • There are positive and negative results in using Social Media and Internet in general especially for the students. Whether you accept it or ... »
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Joann G.
Hollis V.

Hollis

Positions Available Now for Entry Level Social Media Marketers

Growing company is in need of entry level social media marketers. Positions are available in most major U.S. cities. To apply online ...

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Gaurav G.

Gaurav

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John S.

John

Coffee machine complains about charity staff

A coffee machine has filed a harassment complaint against Metro’s largest charity. The machine says it has suffered years of abuse from the staff of the Snidely Hospital Foundation. “They call this a charity. There’s no charity...

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Kristie N. 8 days ago • Edit • Get Paid Taking Surveys at Home! ... »
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Kristie N. Kristie N.
Dean T.

Dean

Top 100 Best Socially Savvy Schools - did your school make the list?

These colleges and universities represents the best-in-class of leveraging social media. Less than 5% of colleges make it onto this ...

Top 100 Social Media Colleges studentadvisor.com

Top 100 Social Media Colleges ranking by StudentAdvisor.com. Discover schools best using social media.

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Tim W.

Tim

Australia's first university Facebook index launched today

Interesting trends in university FB usage in Australia - I analysed FB fans from March 2011 vs March 2012 in developing a new Uni FB ...

Australia's latest university league table identifies the University of NSW as the undisputed national champion in attracting Facebook fans.

posted 1 month ago

Tim W. 1 month ago • Edit • Excellent! Thanks Alex – the more discussions the better on this area I ... »
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Tim W. Alex M. Tim W.
Patrick Y.

Patrick

Social Media Success Summit - Worth it?

Has anyone in higher education participated in this online conference? I'm considering attending but was wondering if anyone who has ...

posted 1 month ago

Patrick Y. 1 month ago • Edit • Thanks Chad, I ended up registering yesterday and am excited to see what is in store! »
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chad R. Patrick Y.
Chris C.

Chris

web.hbr.org
HBR.org - The Daily Stat

What does this mean to your marketing strategy?

HBR.org - The Daily Stat

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Bob F. 1 month ago • Edit • Not surprising but how do you put this to work? I have a fellowship that is perfect for younger teachers, with an opportunity to teach in China ... »
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Bob F.

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