The Hashtag (#)
Content: The # symbol, or 'hashtag' is used in Twitter. A hashtag shows that a tweet relates to a certain category or event. When a hashtag is used by a large number of users, it can become a trending...
View Article13 Tips for Using Social Media at Your Next Conference
Content: A few people are asking me about larger events and conferences coming up. Different departments would like to know how to incorporate social media to enhance the conference experience and help...
View Article4 Benefits of Joining Twitter Chats
Content: A few Tuesdays ago I participated in the weekly Twitter chat called #influencechat. We discussed disruption and innovation (concepts made popular by Clayton Christensen, @claychristensen, a...
View ArticleDoes Your Department Take the 'Social' Out of Social Media?
Content: It's easy to get so overwhelmed with the communications tasks of a department, such as writing, pushing content out, and posting online, that we start to treat social media the same as...
View ArticleHow Colleges and Universities Use Instagram
Content: Universities and colleges around the nation are using Instagram. They've found a few ways to take advantage of this every-growing platform, so I thought I'd give you a tour of higher...
View Article#alwaysMIT
Content: In May, some members of MIT's Commencement committee wanted to gather memories from graduating seniors and asked me if we could use social media to do so. The original hashtag that was...
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