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Why I am ashamed of some social media leaders today

13 January 2010

All day, the world news media has been reporting on the horrendous earthquake that struck Haiti late yesterday afternoon. One of the first organizations to respond was Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean's foundation, Yéle Haiti, that sent out a tweet within about an hour of reporting the earthquake yesterday.
DONATE $5 BY TEXTING THE WORD "YELE" TO 501501
At [...]

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The most important way that Intl Ed can use Facebook

5 January 2010

I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see International Education making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive.
It's incredibly simple. International education offices and organization should beRelated Posts:How to create/change/update your Facebook URLThe real price of ignoring social mediaWhy I am ashamed of [...]

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My latest wish list for Twitter and Twitter apps

17 December 2009

I know I've been on a Twitter-kick lately when it comes to postings, but I've been doing a number of projects with a couple of Twitter accounts and I just keep noticing things that I think folks might want to know
The more I work with Twitter, the more I get frustrated by the clumsy interfaces [...]

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Managing the quality of your Twitterstream

3 December 2009

As Twitter is exploding, there are a number of issues that arise with using this new medium. One is how you can improve the quality of what's coming in your stream — and what's going out. Both are of value to you and those who follow you.
A primary consideration is to ask "What is [...]

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International Education Twitter Lists

5 November 2009

If your office, program or organization is on Twitter, please consider connecting with me there at http://twitter.com/ManitouHeights
I am currently compiling Twitter lists of international student/scholar offices, abroad programs, English language programs, EducationUSA offices, international ed organizations, etc. You can see the various lists here. More will be added.Related Posts:Get LinkedIn with Learning Abroad Professionals (LAP)Finding [...]

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Finding a Job in International Education

12 August 2009

I recently received an e-mail from a school teacher in Florida asking me for advice on finding a job in international education. That same day I re-tweeted a link to an article about how to sell your study abroad experience in a job interview by Dan Klamm and received another request for advice on how [...]

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#FollowFriday: The enemy of true conversation?

11 August 2009

Back in January 2009, @Micah (Micah Baldwin, who is currently with Lijit) sent out a tweet proposing "Follow Friday".

In an article on Mashable.com ("#FollowFriday: The Anatomy of a Twitter Trend", Baldwin said:
The idea is to think of interesting people you already follow and recommend them to others
The idea was laudable — but what is the [...]

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How to lose your job on Facebook

10 August 2009

WARNING: Some might find the language used in the graphic offensive. It is, however, an actual Facebook message.

Jack Schofield,  the computer editor of The Guardian (a UK newspaper, online and off), sent out a Twitter message linking to the graphic file below.
It's a Facebook status message posted by a young woman — and her supervisor's [...]

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The real price of ignoring social media

5 August 2009

This past week saw the news break of a woman who Twittered a negative comment about Horizon Realty — with the result that Horizon filed a $50,000 lawsuit against her.
Is the lesson here that you should not twitter negative comments? Hardly.
The real lesson is the cost to Horizon Realty. It's a cost in reputation as [...]

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