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Social media become vital tool in business, presidential campaign
When U.S. Sen. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the young Democrat’s victory made history in more ways than one. It not only shattered the color barrier to the highest office in the land; it also heralded social media as a powerful—and powerfully underestimated—strategic tool that aspiring politicians from that day forth would ignore at their own peril.
Newhouse students travel to Cannes to study international social media
Five students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will attend the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, as part of the new SUAbroad program International Digital & Social Media Platforms. In this innovative…
#CMGRchat tops Twitter’s worldwide trending topics
An online gathering for community managers and others interested in social media practice that is hosted by two Syracuse University-affiliated social media professionals achieved worldwide “trending” status on Twitter this week. The chat ranked second, just below the topic of…
Student barista/blogger brewing up interest at iSchool
These days, when he brews, he blogs. A couple of times a week this semester, Stephen Rhinehart, a graduate student at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), packs a suitcase full of coffee beans, latte cups, brewing equipment, containers of…
Destiny USA, Rosamond Gifford Zoo benefit from iSchool social media students
Most businesses are lucky to have one social media strategist or community manager on staff. This season, two major Syracuse attractions are especially fortunate in that they will have legions of social media practitioners at work for them. That is…
SU’s Newhouse School, HootSuite form partnership for digital and social learning
A new, international partnership between Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and HootSuite will help prepare students for the digital and social media jobs of the future. This is the first-ever higher education partnership for the Canadian company,…
Kaplan named CPB ombudsman
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Joel Kaplan as its new ombudsman, effective June 1. Kaplan is responsible for reinforcing objectivity, balance, fairness and transparency within public media.
Syracuse iSchool to host local college radio station WERW
With the goal of furthering social media innovation, Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) has agreed to host the student-run Internet radio station WERW on the third floor of Hinds Hall.
Syracuse University on Foursquare enables students and campus visitors to meet up with friends, learn about places, take advantage of special offers
SU has established a presence in Foursquare, a popular location-based social media environment.
TACNY to host ‘Being Social’ Sept. 14
The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) will host a presentation on social media as part of its 2010-11 Sweet Lecture Series.