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  • The 15 Must Follow Community College Presidents on Twitter 2018

    The 15 Must Follow Community College Presidents on Twitter 2018

    To do the 2018 Most Social Community College list…or to not do the list…that was the question.  Well, for awhile I had decided I would not publish my list of Tweeting Community College presidents I began in 2014. I am publishing my first book this summer (more on that below) and between the book project…

  • The Digital Campfire of Social Media and How it Sparked a Book Project

    Greetings from an unseasonably mild but windy Casper Wyoming.  I have a little bit of reflection and a couple of messages related to a local history blog, social media,  and the sparks that lit a book project about one of the wildest little towns of the old west.   Four years ago,  I launched Bacacountyhistory.com.  At…

  • The 15 Must Follow Community College CEOs on Twitter 2017

    The 15 Must Follow Community College CEOs on Twitter 2017

    As we approach the 2017 American Association of Community College Conference in New Orleans I thought I would push out my 2017 list of Social Community College CEOs on Twitter.  This list is much larger than the list I started in 2014.  In fact, I only did the Top 12, because that is how few…

  • Preparing to Tweet as a Conference Presenter

    The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare. Preparing for social media usage at a conference from the vantage point of a presenter is a little different than as an attendee.  Preparation is key if you want to enable your audience to do the best job of sharing…

  • The Magic of the Conference Hashtag: An Ellucian Live Primer #elive17

    The Magic of the Conference Hashtag: An Ellucian Live Primer #elive17

    For me…Twitter is another way for this “wee acorn” to mingle with the “giant oaks” of my profession. What is a Hashtag? In general, a hashtag is a word or phrase used in social media conversations which begin with a pound (#) sign and which are written without spaces in between. i.e. #kentbrooks.   The main…

  • Preparing to Tweet a Conference as an Attendee

    Speed is What We Need Getting the most out of any conference or event is hard work.  Spending time before you get to a conference will pay big dividends during and after the conference.  This advice is beneficial regardless of whether you’re Tweeting the event or not.  If you are Tweeting it becomes even more…

  • The Top 15 Community College CEOs on Twitter 2015

    April 16, 2015 | Filed under: Social Media, Twitter and tagged with: ceo, community college, president, social, social media As we approach the 2015 American Association of Community College Conference in San Antonio I thought I would push out a few Twitter related posts.    To kick off this barrage of social info, here is my…

  • Top 20 Tweeters at AACC Annual Through Wednesday April 9, 2014

    Meaningful social collisions are still flying of the devices for AACC Annual.  If you didn’t become engaged in the conversation here are some resources to help during your next conference or event:  Intro to Twitter for Attendees at the 94th Annual AACC 2014 Conference 10 Reasons to Tweet at a Conference  Could you Tweet that…

  • The 12 Must Follow Community College CEO’s on Twitter 2014

    March 31, 2014 | Filed under: community college, Social Media, Twitter and tagged with: 2014, AACC,community college, Sarah, social media A recent UMass study indicates social media use at colleges and universities is on the rise.   They indicate: Over half of college presidents studied are posting on Facebook (58%) and tweeting (55%), while 35%…

  • Managing My Social Media World and Staying Employed at the Same Time

    The following question came up today,  “How do you tweet and post so much and get your job done?”  Since it came up once I thought it might come up again and it might come to one of you in the form of “How can the idiot IT director do his job when he is…