January 2009

TechCrunch: The Economy According to Mint

The other day we posted our monthly online tools roundup and mentioned Mint.com.  Today there was an interesting post from the founder of Mint on TechCrunch about using the data that they have collected over the past year to assess the health of the economy.
Looking across spending as a whole in 2008, we can see [...]

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Awesome Online Tools (January 2009 Roundup)

Here’s a new round of online apps we thought you might find interesting.

Mint.com gets a mention this month, simply because it is a really helpful website and application for personal finance.  It can import your online banking information and help you keep track of your spending. Clear Mountain Bank account owners will be disappointed though [...]

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Higher Ed Not Keeping Up in Teaching Web Development

Last week A List Apart, an online magazine for professionals in the web industry, has two excellent articles about the challenges in getting colleges and universities nationwide offer curriculum relevant in Web development and design.  Higher education is simply not meeting the needs of the industry. Mark Greenfield, director of the Office of Web Services [...]

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GroupWise email on your iPhone or iPod Touch

Setting the Mail app on your iPhone or iPod Touch to get GroupWise email is quick and easy!
Please note this does not apply to the GroupWise calendar. At this time, the best way to access your GroupWise calendar on your Apple device is through Safari via https://wvugw.wvu.edu
Checklist:
-A 2nd generation iPhone or iPod Touch, or a [...]

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Using Ning to Create Your Own WVU Network

Many of us are familiar with social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.  They are both very intriguing on a personal level because you can share your information with lots of people.  You can also join groups with common interests.  Facebook and MySpace groups are great for getting messages out, but they can be limiting.  [...]

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Chronicle Wired Campus Blog: Should Colleges Warn Users About Twitter Scam?

We got a brief mention in a post yesterday by Steve Kolowich on the The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “The Wired Campus” blog.

Should Colleges Warn Users About Twitter Scam?
Last week, a “phishing” scam struck Twitter, a micro-blogging service. It was a new problem for the latest species of social-networking site. And like most new problems [...]

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Faculty & Staff Reminder: Student Information Security

This memo went out today to all faculty and staff, in case you missed it.  Students should take note of the policy as well and keep in mind not to transmit this information online (or via email) either.
Confidential and protected student information is not to be disclosed on the Internet. Such disclosure is impermissible and, [...]

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Inside Higher Ed: The Year Ahead in Higher Ed Technology

Inside Higher Ed had piece on Jan. 6 about what developments we are likely to see in Higher Ed technology this year. It will be interesting to see if these trends impact WVU.

The Year Ahead in Higher Ed Technology
By Lev Gonick
What happens when tough economic times combine with fatigue across the campus community hyping the [...]

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WARNING: Phishing Scam Spreading on Twitter

WVU “Twitterers” need to be aware of a new phishing scam.  Chris Pirillo posted on Jan. 3 about the problem.

Phishing Scam Spreading on Twitter
A few minutes ago, I received a direct message from one of my twitter followers:
hey! check out this funny blog about you… jannawalitax . blogspot . com
And there’s another one:
Hey, i found [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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