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Finding the right tools to optimize collaboration can be tricky, but Microsoft Teams and Planner are here to help.
If you read the title of this blog and thought to yourself, “Why would it not be a good idea to post a Facebook Event?” Well, let me save you some stress, time and heartache. Each fall, some of our veterinarians, students and many volunteers hold an outreach event to provide free pet care and […]
Get out your sharpies, markers, and sketchbooks, it’s time to go old school.
Ben Silberman grew up in Iowa spending free time collecting bugs. Evan Sharp was an architect. Paul Sciarra played in a country-western band. Joining forces in 2010, these three men who have studied at Yale, the University of Chicago and Columbia founded Pinterest, which has quickly risen to become the third most popular social network […]
Let’s get you talking like a social media Ninja.
Micro-moments are when we turn to a device – often a smartphone—to take action on whatever we need or want right now.
Link to Presentation File: Making Photos Social Strong visuals are important on social. Our brains are hardwired to process information more quickly and more effectively through visual displays than through textual representations. And the numbers support this notion. The Colorado State Instagram account has increased in followers from 2,344 (June 2013) to 17,745 (June 2015). […]
This smells like spam. Part of my daily routine involves interacting with people on Twitter. It’s a unique aspect of my job that I really enjoy, but it’s not always easy to see if what I’m doing is working. Did my words of encouragement to a frustrated student make their day any better? Did the […]
We call it the Swoon Principle. Every single day, fans around the world choose to engage with Colorado State across social media channels. And it’s awesome. In fact, we often swoon. Lindsay Connors, our marketing whiz and Pinterest queen, coined the term. “The Swoon Principle. It’s tough to explain, but I think it’s approaching […]
Welcome to our blog. We’re glad you’re here. Let’s get Social. Virtually every university (or brand for that matter) uses some form of social media as part of its communications toolkit. And that’s no different here at Colorado State University. Social media is in many ways the lynchpin in how we communicate as an institution. […]