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Links of the Week July 11th, 2008

11. July 2008

Another week in the books. Nothing really exciting to report. 4th of July weekend was awesome… note to self still need to get those pictures posted. So I’m rambling and I’m sure you could care less. Let’s get through this. Back down to seven links and one to grow on with a hilarious video! Enjoy [...]

In a RSS Slump? 6 Tips to Optimize your Reading Habits

2. June 2008

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Have you gotten to the point where you feel blogs are all repetitive and you are wasting your time reading them, and not getting anything out of it? Here are six tips to keep in mind as you read blogs and news articles online. Our time is precious! Once it’s [...]

Social Survey: Twitter for Higher Ed Marketing

20. April 2008

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So it’s been a while since I’ve posted something in the Social Survey series, but after seeing this video on ProBlogger, Why I Love Twitter, last week I knew that I was ready to tackle my toughest task yet. Finding a Higher Education use for Twitter.

Introducing Wofford’s Redesigned Newsroom

9. April 2008

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Ok so this was really launched last week, but most likely you wouldn’t have known unless I told you. So introducing the redesigned Wofford Newsroom!

Do you monitor your Institutes online identity? Here are some tools to help.

10. March 2008

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In the last few weeks a few new tools have come out to help in monitoring an online identity. Because of this I think it’s important to take a deeper look into what to monitor. As if you didn’t already have enough things to do in a normal day, there is a whole list of things that require regular monitoring. Although this article [...]

How to use RSS and why I chose Netvibes

5. March 2008

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Before I share some of the more complex web monitoring things that I do I thought it might be best to write a post going back to the beginning to explain this beast that is RSS. If you will embrace it and get creative it will change the way you do business! I GUARANTEE IT!

Social Survey: Del.icio.us

25. February 2008

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Intro In a simple explanation del.icio.us is a bookmarking service that uses tags instead of folders to organize bookmarks. Because del.icio.us is an online service it is not restricted to a physical computer. The only thing that you need is a web browser. Many sites across the Internet support multiple bookmarking options and del.icio.us is one of [...]

Introducing Blog High Ed: Aggregating the Best of Higher Ed Blogs

5. February 2008

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Matt Herzberger and Brad Ward are the creators of a nice new website called Blog High Ed.

The Right Way to Setup a WordPress Blog and Why: Part 2

16. January 2008

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If you haven’t read part one about how to setup a WordPress blog then I highly recommend reading it. This post will cover customizing your WordPress blog using themes and plug-ins.

The Right Way to Setup a WordPress Blog and Why: Part 1

11. January 2008

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So as I mentioned in my first post starting a blog and doing a better job of professional development is one of my New Year’s resolutions. This has been quite an adventure getting the blog to the point that it is now. Hours of research, installation, and decision making later I think the blog is [...]