There is limited research regarding the use of social media or other types of media in online courses. In 2013, I surveyed 110 adjunct professors from a Linkedin group to determine if they added media (including social media) to already developed curriculum. Due to...
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Entrepreneurs and Celebrities Use Kickstarter for Funding
Kickstarter has been a successful crowdfunding option for potential entrepreneurs to garner cash. However it has not been without some issues. According to The Wall Street Journal article The Trouble With Kickstarter, “The only thing worse than having to...
Facebook Better for Following Blogs than RSS
Facebook has made it so much easier to follow just about anything. RSS feeds and Twitter are still an option for many people. However, with Facebook, once someone “likes” a page, it shows up in their feed on their homepage whenever anything from that page is...
Advantages of Peer Interaction in Online Learning
One of the most important ways students learn in online courses is through peer-to-peer interaction. In my experience with traditional classrooms, there were far more lectures and much student involvement. The professors spoke “at us” in traditional courses. In...
The PayPal Mafia: What is a Serial Entrepreneur?
The PayPal Mafia refers to a group of individuals who created multiple companies that created a frenzy of growth in the Silicon Valley. The entrepreneurs created PayPal before they set out to develop other multiple successful technology-based companies. These men...
How to Keep Facebook Private
Privacy issues have dogged Facebook and other social media sites for years. There are so many areas within which to adjust settings, it may become so frustrating that people give up trying to figure it out. The Wall Street Journal article, A Guide to...
Linkedin Endorsements Poorly Utilized
Linkedin has provided an opportunity for networkers to endorse the skills of people with whom they are connected. This was meant to be a time saver for people who normally wrote full recommendations. The idea had promise. However, it is not being utilized...
How Businesses can Maximize Online Presence
While business leaders may constantly hear they need to maximize their online presence on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites, there may be more that they could do to succeed. Just having a Facebook or Twitter page is not enough. These sites need...
Brand Awareness: The Importance of Facebook
Youtube, Coca-Cola and Starbucks are just some of the most popular brands according to “fans” on Facebook. Companies that have yet to embrace Facebook as an important marketing tool, are missing the boat. Gourmet Marketing explained, “Businesses carve out an...
What is Typosquatting? When Misspelling is an Expensive Mistake
Typosquatting occurs when a website is created to prey on people who may have inadvertently typed in the wrong web address. An example would be arifrance instead of airfrance. Typosquatting is also referred to as URL hijacking, cybersquatting or brandjacking....
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