Class Assignment Example: Networking and job hunting using social media

Social Media University. Image courtesy of Lawton Chiles at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawtonchiles/2857703657/.

Christopher Axell, from the CSU Fullerton Department of Marketing, shares an assignment he gives to teach Business Writing students how to use social media for networking and job hunting.

Profology is seeking higher education beta testers

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Profology, a new social networking site exclusively for higher education professionals expects to launch this Fall. But, they’re seeking beta testers for access as early as next month.

What Facebook needs to fix in Groups to make them more useful for educators

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A handful of key features that Facebook needs to incorporate into Groups in order to make them more useful for educators to use for classroom instruction and discussion. Particularly in light of the Google+ launch.

My “must have” apps after 1 academic year on the iPad

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My list of “must have” apps for the iPad. How I organize my apps. And which ones are important enough to sync to my home screen.

Allowing other Facebook Pages to add your LibraryH3lp chat widget

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Why and how you should be sharing your library chat service with other Facebook Pages.

What to watch for in the new Facebook Pages redesign if you use SFC for WordPress

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Watch for this potential problem if you use the Simple Facebook Connect plugin to publish your Wordpress blog to a Facebook Page.

Integrating your LibraryH3lp chat widget in the new Facebook iframe tabs for Pages

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A tutorial on adding the LibraryH3lp chat widget to your library Facebook Page using the new iframe tabs.

Oviatt Library’s fabulous new animated videos

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A look at the Oviatt Library’s innovative short animated videos.

24 hours on RockMelt

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My thoughts on the new RockMelt social browser after a full day’s use.

Giving RockMelt, the social browser, a test drive

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My first look at RockMelt, the new social browser.