Web Administration devBlog

Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend SXSW in Austin, Texas and learn from top interactive media designers and developers. One of the more interesting panels I attended was called “My Boss Doesn’t Get It - Championing Social Media to the Man.”

Intriguing title aside, I thought this would be a great way not only to learn how to leverage social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, but help me articulate the importance of their use by those who are non-technical or unaware. (more…)

During our Summer of Web 2008 event, we experimented with backchannel communication, and set up a Meebo chatroom so people could talk about the conference as it was happening. This also gave people the opportunity to ask questions and steer the discussion without having to interrupt and possibly distract the speaker.
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After we posted Web Admin’s monthly favorite links post, I received some e-mails from a few of our readers with more cool links to share. (more…)

As part of a recent upgrade, I added a new feature to the University of Florida News Web site: the AddThis bookmarking button. (more…)

There has been some recent discussion about social networking and its place in higher education that piqued my curiosity. I’ve been told the general consensus is that UF should maintain a presence on all major social networks to eliminate the risk of someone not affiliated creating an unofficial presence. (more…)