You may (or may not) have noticed that this blog has been pretty quiet the last few weeks. Well, we have a legitimate excuse, we swear!
The OIT Web Communications team (e.g. Alisha and I) have been working on coverting the entire OIT website from its current static html form to one powered by a content [...]
The other day one of the people in higher ed I follow on Twitter, Jim Groom from the University of Mary Washington, posted a tweet saying they had a webcast of the keynote speaker for their Faculty Academy, James Boyle, online. I checked it out and was really impressed with what he had to say. [...]
We’re planning on being at the conference. Are you?
Here is the latest from the 2009 WVHETC:
Conference Registration is Open!
Registration is now open for the 2009 WV Higher Education Technology Conference. Register before the early-bird deadline (Aug. 29) and save!
Attendee Registration - $120.00 ($140.00 after Aug. 29)*
Includes:
Admission to all conference sessions
Monday Opening Session Luncheon
Tuesday lunch
Wednesday Keynote [...]
There has been a lot published lately about Twitter, a popular, interactive, micro-blogging service that continues to gain thousands of users every day. Still there is some confusion we’re often asked “What all can you do with Twitter?” and “How is that different than Facebook status?” Well, the great thing about Twitter is, the way you use it [...]
There is a Facebook scam that Mashable was warning about today. In case you haven’t yet read the warning:
WARNING: Facebook Scam On the Loose, Steals Passwords
Facebook is falling prey to a widespread phishing attack today that tries to steal your login and spam your friends.
I’ve got a number of messages in my Facebook inbox with [...]
This new list from Mashable mentions some websites that we have discussed here before and a few we haven’t yet seen. They suggest taking a look at:
Cramster
InternshipRatings.com
Zimride
Box.net
Twitter
Remember the Milk
Gradefund
Evernote
Zumeo
CampusBooks
Read the rest of the article on Mashable to see what they say about each one of these sites.
Some “Good Reads” for your Tuesday. Check out these posts and let us know what you think.
I’m often asked what the differences between MySpace and Facebook are and I finally found a post that explains it rather well. I never could really put my finger on what it was about MySpace that didn’t appeal to [...]
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