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Open Source Roundup: Free Programs To Increase Coolness
One Must Become Nerdy To Achieve Awesomeness
I am always limited by the programs that I have available on my computer. Instead of running out and buying software that I don’t know how to use, I do what I always do… I scoured the internet for free stuff.
Most sites dedicated to helping noobs with video editing or clothing creation for second life direct readers [...]
Second Life College Fair Ends and My Thoughts on Online Learning
I just received a thank you email from eye4you alliance, the organization that hosted the Second Life college fair on the teen grid. There are a couple of links in the email that I though would be of interest.
Pictures from the fair
An Article by a teen volunteer.
Some thoughts from students who attended the fair
The college [...]
End of Second LIfe College fair Day 1
Well, today’s fair is wrapping up. This is a picture from a lecture by a Linden. Linden Labs run second life and their employees have the last name Linden in SL. They’re a pretty big deal. Claudia Linden was lecturing about plans to make a Main Grid area specifically for Professors and students under 18 [...]
Second Life College Fair in Full Swing
So I’ve had a couple of great conversations with students who I’ll be contacting with more information from my institution. They were showning a one of our podcasts in the theater as well. Very Cool stuff. Back to the fair.
Germs and YouTube: Viral Marketing and Recruiting
I Obsess Over Restaurants
Come to think of it… I obsess over a lot of things. If you have a couple of conversations with me, you’ll know that I love this restaurant called holé molé, that I got my Macbook Pro for 400 bucks, and that there’s an AAMCO just down the street that won’t rip [...]
Lowering Your Standards: Leaving the fancy schmancy out of YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook
And Again I Say, “Lower Your Standards.”
Today’s post may be a breath of fresh air to some (one out of two readers). No joke: YouTube is meant to host unprofessional videos. Getting a custom made myspace background for your admission counselor pages takes away their souls. Facebook is meant to not have layouts and too [...]
Student Blogs: A different kind of Campus Tour
As an admission counselor, I used to cringe when I heard this from a prospective student. It’s not that I’m controlling (ok, I am controlling) but I want every student to have a consistent positive experience at my institution, or at least a chance at one. This is why we organize campus tours. In my [...]
Advertising or Publicizing Your Events Using MySpace and Facebook
Email is for Spam
I barely read my email anymore. I’m not sure if it’s because I need Ritalin or drink too much caffeine, but email is boring. We need email though. It is necessary: for opening up MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Second Life accounts. But that’s about all it’s good for. I can subscribe to [...]
Putting Spin on the Inappropriate in Myspace and Facebook
Not That We Hunt for This Stuff
I’m not sure that using SNSs for screening is a good thesis for Counselor MySpace pages. It betrays trust, word gets out that your institution befriends students to find out their darkest secrets and your campaign to reach students through MySpace and Facebook takes some damage. Now I’m not [...]
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