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Research: Social media publications may have advantage over traditional news sitesResearch: Social media publications may have advantage... University of Minnesota researcher Christine Greenhow and her team released their findings based on analytics of interaction with The Minnesota Daily Facebook Application...

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News organizations seek new revenue in wine clubs News organizations seek new revenue in wine clubs This post is also appearing on a Columbia Journalism School website I write for, which is still currently under construction but will launch some time this week. USA Today...

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7 things you need to know before you start a media business online7 things you need to know before you start a media... At the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism we are lucky to have access to some great minds in the media industry, including Ken Lerer, the co-founder and chairman...

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Advanced Facebook for JournalistsAdvanced Facebook for Journalists Sree Sreenivasan, my dean of student affairs and professor of digital media at the Columbia School of Journalism, organized some great guests for a webcast today on how...

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How to: Create an online presence to develop your brandHow to: Create an online presence to develop your brand An excerpt from a post I wrote for Dan Schwabel's Personal Branding Blog, it is a good follow-up to a post I wrote for Poynter on using a blog to build your brand: As an...

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NYFoodChain.com website launch, development and strategy
Managed the launch and development of the food news website produced by Columbia University journalism students. Integrated design, social media strategy, and edited content.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | September 2009-current

MnDaily.com re-design
Oversaw and managed re-design of The Minnesota Daily’s website. I continued to make improvements to the site from September 2008-May 2009, including innovative social media integrations. View old site here.
The Minnesota Daily | June 2008-September 2008