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So, I’ve decided to drink the video Kool Aid to wish you happy holidays and the best for 2008 as suggested by a couple of readers in the survey (if you haven’t taken the survey yet, please do and you’ll get a chance to win a US $30 gift certificate from Amazon)

If you feel “jolly” [...]

Last year, Eckerd College did a great and funny holiday video card targeted to prospective students and featuring its College President, Admissions and Financial Aid Dean and the Web Team, aka “The Web Dudes:”

As Colin Fast from Red River College explained in an interview published in a previous post, Eckerd College’s card was the [...]

Since my post about the holiday card of the University of Maryland got picked up by the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Campus Wired blog last week, I’ve received a few interesting pitches and links from universities and colleges (please, keep the good stuff coming) related to their web videos.

This morning, Colin Fast, Communications Coordinator at [...]

‘Tis the season to be jolly and… to send/email Holidays cards.
This year, the University of Maryland has put a refreshing spin on the tradition with a 2-minute video featuring many students, staff and faculty members - and even Alum Connie Chung - gathering for a group holiday photo.

Available on YouTube, the video can also [...]