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Creating a Professional Facebook Account

By Tim Cox ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I like to keep things separated in my life. Work and personal items have their own places in my apartment as well as online. If I needed a facebook presence using something other than a page, I would create a professional account so as to not muddy up my personal account with privacy settings etc. So to create a professional facebook account, you’ll need to do a couple of things.

Open Source Roundup: Free Programs To Increase Coolness

By Tim Cox ⋅ October 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By Tim Cox ⋅ October 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Gearing up for a Second Life College Fair

By Tim Cox ⋅ October 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Go Ahead! Tell me to get a life… I am nerding out, Admission style. Here’s my story:
History Lesson
So my VP calls me up and he’s all stoked because there’s a college fair in Second Life and he wants our institution in the mix (I’m listening to hip-hop while I type, so if I get soulful [...]

Germs and YouTube: Viral Marketing and Recruiting

By Tim Cox ⋅ October 16, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By Tim Cox ⋅ October 11, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

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