University - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Yale and IBM Prepare MBA Students for Social Media

The Yale School of Management Center for Customer Insights and IBM are collaborating on an academic initiative that will provide analytics and training resources to MBA students, helping them develop the skills needed as they prepare to become future business leaders. Academically, this is so needed within our college and university systems. Social media is here to stay, and our future leaders need to know how to utilize the field.
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]]> Kenna McHugh http://socialtimes.com/yale-and-ibm-prepare-mba-students-for-social-media_b60504#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/yale-and-ibm-prepare-mba-students-for-social-media_b60504 http://socialtimes.com/?p=60504 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:20:11 +0000 Top 5 Ways Universities Can Use Twitter to Connect with Alumni Companies and individuals make great use of Twitter as part of a social media strategy, but Twitter is also a top-notch tool for colleges and universities. Since universities usually have students who spend a small part of their lives there before going off in thousands of separate directions, the ability to connect with alumni is crucial. Alumni support colleges financially, and they also give schools a sense of spirit and community. Here are the top 5 ways universities can use Twitter to foster lifelong bonds with graduates. continued…

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]]> katy http://socialtimes.com/top-5-ways-universities-can-use-twitter-to-connect-with-alumni_b27489#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/top-5-ways-universities-can-use-twitter-to-connect-with-alumni_b27489 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=27489 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:05:26 +0000 College Kids and Parents Connect Online. Is This Bad? -Mom and Daughter Image-A new study from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in the United Kingdom reports that more British parents are using newer technology to stay connected with their children away at school, according to AllHeadlines.

Now, my mother and I weren’t always the best of friends, but while in college I still called her every Sunday afternoon. Back then, I called her on her landline. She rarely used her cell phone and had no idea how to send or receive text messages. Things have changed in the past few years, and my mother now happily embraces her Blackberry, email and LinkedIn. But how much easier would things have been if my mother had been on an online social network when I was in college?
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