The U-M Instragrammer Contest!
Do you love Michigan? Do you love Instagram? Would you love to love Michigan on Instagram?
We’re looking for a few great mobile shooters to help share the University of Michigan with the world. Your photos will be used on Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and, of course, Instagram (which means that you have to be willing to share them with us!).
We also need one almighty Instagrammer to be the visual voice of the University.
Please comment on this with a link to your Followgram, Flickr stream, photo blog, or anywhere we can see your pictures. You can also tweet us: @umich. We’re looking for different people on campus with different perspectives — maybe one of them could be you!
Is Higher Ed Treating Social Media Like a Middle School Dance? | Business 2 Community
“Right now, higher education’s relationship with social media is more middle school dance than glamorous cocktail party. We’re awkwardly shuffling our feet on the dance floor, hoping the cool kids will notice us, occasionally trying too hard. But we’re getting there.”
6 Best Practices for Universities Embracing Social Media | Mashable
“With so many key populations embracing social media, universities almost have no choice but to integrate these platforms into their marketing and communications plans.” [via @evamenezes]
States Depend More on Twitter, Facebook to Effectively Communicate with the Public
“As Hurricane Irene barreled up the Eastern seaboard over the weekend, two important social media tools came in handy as state departments of transportation tried to spread the word — Facebook and Twitter. Many of the affected DOTs in Irene’s path posted important messages about power outages, tree debris, safety, and dark traffic signals via these media. And in the aftermath, many are now asking their Facebook friends and Twitter followers to post photos of the damage to assist in their clean-up efforts.” [via AATA TheRide]
“You could use a cup of my famous java.”
Southern Michigan has, or had, a lot of these Romanesque train stations. This is the Ann Arbor station in 1910. The building is still standing and is now a restaurant – this is what it looks like today.
Click through to see the full scan – it’s from an 8x10 negative. Shorpy is an amazing site that really needs a better tagging system.
Being wrong on Twitter
“Twitter is more like a newsroom than a newspaper: it’s where you see news take shape. Rumors appear and die; stories come into focus; people talk about what’s true and what’s false.” – Felix Salmon of Reuters
Bridging the Generational Tech Gap
“Faculty members cannot sit around waiting to be called by a reporter or writing an occasional op-ed. Social media are the perfect venue to evangelize our knowledge, accomplishments, and centrality to the continuing mission of educating our nation’s students.” [via Chronicle of Higher Education]
The Social Media ProBook
“Looking for your next social media resource? Then look no further than The Social Media Probook (#Probook), launched today from Eloqua and JESS3. It’s a a 42-page free (yes, free!) e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of social marketers from brands and agencies, analysts, and social support professionals across both business-to-business and business-to-consumer industries.” [via PRSaraEvans.com]
Google+ for business… and Higher Ed?
“While Google is asking universities, businesses and non-profits to stay away from Google+ for now – and even deleting non-authorized accounts – it’s clear that won’t last forever.” [via Link: The Journal of Higher Education Web Professionals]
Is Twitter writing, or is it speech? Why we need a new paradigm for our social media platforms
[via Nieman Journalism Lab]
Facebook trying to 'friend' journalists | CNN.com
“Facebook is hiring someone to spread word of its usefulness to reporters.” - CNN.com [via Kate Gardiner]
Top 100 Social Media Colleges | StudentAdvisor
“All these colleges are showing how it’s done in social media - They get it” - Dean Tsouvalas, editor-in-chief, StudentAdvisor
Resources related to the 2011 Japan Crisis
“A massive 8.9/9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. On this page we are providing the information regarding the disaster and damage with realtime updates.” [from Google Crisis Response, found via MLibrary’s Research Guide on Japan Disaster Information]
