Flash Banners in Facebook for Free

July 23, 2008

I wanted to add a little flair (no not that dumb FB application) to the page, and I remembered that when I was creating my NACCAP presentations, Keynote gave me tons of saving options. It turns out that you can turn your Keynote slideshows into flash banners or quicktime movies. Here are a couple of pointers when trying this out:

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Videos are Bad at Blogging

July 18, 2008

I look at blogs like I eat a McDonald’s cheeseburger: one bite, throw away the wrapper. Most money-making-tons-of-hits blogs are great at giving the reader bite sized information initially, then allowing them to re-read for the detailed stuff. But before you feel the need to have your bloggers bullet point, embolded headings, write small paragraphs and use italicization let’s talk about why Student Blogs are different.

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Give Your Bloggers an Inbox

July 10, 2008

If you’re into the whole GTD phenomenon, you know the importance of inboxes. I’ve developed my own system based on GTD and the Action Method by Behance (they all have similar elements) that incorporates multiple inboxes into my daily routine. I’ve found that logging my ideas, actions, reminders and events in a consistent place and [...]

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The Moose Lake Minnesota News

July 10, 2008

David Athey, a graduate of Moose Lake High School, has published his first novel: Danny Gospel

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CommonCraft How To Videos

July 9, 2008

If you’re too ashamed to admit that you don’t know what people are talking about when podcasting is mentioned, you should check out CommonCraft videos. They will inform your pants off and allow you to grasp concepts that you should own already.

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Video Post: Stay Connected with Flock 2.0

June 23, 2008

Back in the day, I posted about the beauty of keeping your social networking sites at your fingertips. With the new release of Flock (v 2.0) I decided to do a little how-to screencast outlining the features of Flock.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Go get your free copy of Flock, install it, and then tell me how much you love [...]

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Adding an App in Facebook

June 20, 2008

Check out this sweet video on how to properly add an application to your facebook page/profile. Be sure to check the ratings to see if it’s a goodie.

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Lots of Great Response and Additional Training

June 14, 2008

I have been approached by a couple of schools to develop some strategies with them, as well as create video content, a blog site, and training videos for their staff. I am available to do this for your College or University as well, and I would love to sit down and brainstorm with you about how digital communication can benefit your recruiting.

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Bring your tumblr post feed into Wordpress

June 7, 2008

Wordpress doesn’t have a plugin that specifically incorporates a tumblr feed into your wp powered blog. Instead, you can use the rss feed from your tumblr page to update your wordpress blog, and even specify the category assigned to each post.

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