Yes, you’ve read my headline correctly: bloggers editing and fact checking the main media outlet covering higher education in the US.
So, what do I mean exactly?
In the past weeks, two posts from two different higher ed bloggers have questioned some of the facts reported in two different articles published by the Chronicle.
Andy Shaindlin from […]
Exactly 10.6% on Web site and other electronic formats (e.g., e-mail, text messaging) and 24.1% on printed materials (e.g., viewbooks, brochures, letters) according to The Chronicle Survey of Undergraduate Admissions Officers published in its May 2 issue.
The survey results which are only available to subscribers of the print or digital versions (but if you really […]
Posted in Admission Office on April 18th, 2008 2 Comments »
Quick post with some “breaking news.”
The US News & World Report has just launched its Facebook application — as announced 2 months ago on this blog.
Go have a look and let us know what you think.
I had a very interesting experience this morning presenting a session about higher ed podcasting in the US to a room full of people at the University of Warwick in the UK.
No long flight or dreadful jet lag required (but no nice sightseeing in the UK either :-).
I did my presentation using WebEx […]
Today’s kids are tomorrow’s prospective college students, right?
That’s why “The Kids’ Social Networking Study,” a study conducted by Grunwald Associates LLC and released earlier this week, could be particularly interesting as higher ed institutions start to work on their next marketing strategy to face the upcoming decrease in the prospective student pool.
The study is comprised […]
According to a tip from a reader, I should be able to add a new entry to my higher ed facebook application directory soon.
If this email from US News & World Report (that was forwarded to me this morning) is to be believed, this application will be launched along with a Facebook page for the […]
How can you make your students and faculty members share their work and research with the world?
Give them the right tools: their own dedicated video-sharing website.
That’s what MIT is doing with MIT Tech TV, its own YouTube clone complete with video-sharing capabilities (including email and embedding code) and community-building features such as video producer profiles […]
So, this blog’s reader survey has just ended. And, the lucky winner of the $30 Gift certificate is… Jonathan Steffens from University of Missouri-Columbia.
Congratulations and thank to the 91 readers who took the time to do the survey between December 12, 2007 and January 10, 2008.
With the 86,047 (70% more than last […]
Posted in Admission Office, Fun, Higher Ed TV, Holiday Cards, Marketing Strategy, President and VPs, Prospective Students, Video, Web Team, YouTube on December 20th, 2007 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in Admission Office, Alum Association, Current Students, Facebook, Good Tips, Marketing Strategy, PR & buzz, President and VPs, Prospective Students, Social Networking, Web 2.0 Best Practices on November 7th, 2007 4 Comments »
That’s the big question of the day with the launch of Facebook pages, a new feature of the popular social networking website introduced to Facebook users this morning on the company blog:
You now have a way to connect with things you are passionate about. We’ve launched Facebook Pages, which are distinct, customized profiles designed for […]
