Comments on: AMA Symposium: The DePaul Quad, a Social Networking Website for Parents http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/11/18/ama-symposium-the-depaul-quad-a-social-networking-website-for-parents/ Web, Marketing and PR in Higher Ed Tue, 22 May 2012 06:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Web Administration devBlog - Social networking and higher ed http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/11/18/ama-symposium-the-depaul-quad-a-social-networking-website-for-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-401305 Web Administration devBlog - Social networking and higher ed Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:10:35 +0000 http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/?p=1137#comment-401305 [...] AMA Symposium: The DePaul Quad, A Social Networking Website for Parents [...] [...] AMA Symposium: The DePaul Quad, A Social Networking Website for Parents [...]

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]]> By: Andy Shaindlin http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/11/18/ama-symposium-the-depaul-quad-a-social-networking-website-for-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-400796 Andy Shaindlin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:44:39 +0000 http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/?p=1137#comment-400796 This is really interesting and in many ways I think parents might be an audience that both 1) deserves and 2) wants a separated 'walled garden' environment online like this. One thing that I think needs a lot more exploration is mentioned at the end of the posting: "It requires a daily commitment from several offices...Figure out your specific goals...Difficult to measure word-of-mouth" Something that "requires daily commitment from several offices" is a big deal, in terms of overhead. If you can't measure the ROI it is (rightly) bound to be a target for senior admins who will want its value quantified. I'd be interested in a follow up posting that lists DePaul's "specific goals," explains how they were selected, and describes whether they're being met. Great topic, thanks! This is really interesting and in many ways I think parents might be an audience that both 1) deserves and 2) wants a separated ‘walled garden’ environment online like this.

One thing that I think needs a lot more exploration is mentioned at the end of the posting:

“It requires a daily commitment from several offices…Figure out your specific goals…Difficult to measure word-of-mouth”

Something that “requires daily commitment from several offices” is a big deal, in terms of overhead. If you can’t measure the ROI it is (rightly) bound to be a target for senior admins who will want its value quantified. I’d be interested in a follow up posting that lists DePaul’s “specific goals,” explains how they were selected, and describes whether they’re being met.

Great topic, thanks!

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