10 ways universities use social media to share information
Posted on : 07-15-2009 | By : Vadim Lavrusik | In : Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
Tags: Facebook, mashable, socialmedia, Twitter, universities, youtube
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Excerpt from my Mashable.com post today that looks at how various universities are using social media:
Instead of focusing their attention on promoting information to mainstream media, some university public affairs offices are using the power of social media to engage the community directly. In many cases, social media tools like Facebook Pages have given universities an opportunity to speak to audiences on their own, reaching thousands of people interested in keeping up with news at the school and connecting with others on the social network.
Universities are constantly exploring new ways to use social media to fulfill their missions of engaging and sharing knowledge with their constituents. Below are just 10 highlights of how universities are using social media for public affairs. As always, please share other examples you have used or come across in the comments below.
The list includes things like emergency communication, Facebook office hours and more. Read the full post on Mashable.


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Vadim Lavrusik a the public content manager at Facebook where he leads a team focused on product development and strategic partnerships to improve content on the platform. Previously, Lavrusik led Facebook's journalism program and partnership efforts with the journalism community while also teaching social media as an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to Facebook, I was the Community Manager and Social Media Strategist at
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