Monday, June 8, 2009

Creating your own blog

Hey everyone,

check out my new vodcast, where i show you how to create you very own free blog!

Feedback is always welcome

Vodcast

Allison

Monday, June 1, 2009

Facebook Marketing in Higher Education

Hi All,

I just published my very first podcast! Hooray, I feel so technologically savvy. In this two-minute podcast, I discuss the benefits of using Facebook as a marketing and communication tool when recruiting potential students to your University.

Listen...

As always, feedback is welcome!

Monday, May 25, 2009

The New Facebook

It's been more than a month since the new Facebook page first launched and I'm curious as to your thoughts. http://www.facebook.com

Personally, I'm not in love with the new layout but think some of the new features are pretty cool. Did you know you can set up tabs for each new Facebook page you create and make all of your fans fill out surveys? It may not sound like much but for someone who is using facebook in a University setting, it's great to have students fill out information prior to joining a class page.

Any other new features stand out to you?

Delicious!

So I just learned about this new Internet application - delicious. http://www.delicious.com/

I'm sure many of you have heard about this before, but in case you haven't, it's a cool Web 2.0 application that allows you to create a list of your favorite Internet sites. How does this differ from the favorites tab you have on your Internet application? Well, it's accessible from anywhere and on any computer, plus you can see what other cool sites fellow users are recommending!

All on board the social networking train....

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Welcome back to school!

Hi everyone!

In hopes of keeping current and learning new communication tools to incorporate into my job as Project Manager for the Office of Residence Life at UT (http://residencelife.utoledo.edu/), I've decided to jump into this class feet first.

As for my previous experience with blogging, I recognize the power of true, viral communication and enjoy reading co-workers blogs, but I've never actually taking to the keyboard and attempted to blog. I guess I figured I didn't have much to say about a specific topic and I'm pretty sure my dry humor won't come off well in the written word.

I'm hoping to learn how to effectively communicate with specific audiences via Web 2.0 communications through this class and perhaps hone my writing skills to turn this blogging thing into a way to share some thoughts.