Manitou Heights

Why I am ashamed of some social media leaders today

rmsylte — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:01:48 +0000

All day, the world news media has been reporting on the horrendous earthquake that struck Haiti late yesterday afternoon. One of the first organizations to respond was Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean's foundation, Yéle Haiti, that sent out a tweet within about an hour of reporting the earthquake yesterday. DONATE $5 BY TEXTING THE WORD "YELE" TO 501501 At [...]

How to create/change/update your Facebook URL

rmsylte — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:00:23 +0000

I've found it's almost impossible to find clear information on how to create/change/update an existing Facebook Profile or Page URL into a "pretty" URL. Because Profiles and Pages are now indexed on search engines, many people would prefer to have a URL of their choosing — instead of having the default URLs that involve unwieldy strings [...]

The most important way that Intl Ed can use Facebook

rmsylte — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:29 +0000

I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see International Education making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive. It's incredibly simple. International education offices and organization should becreating Facebook Pages for themselves instead of Facebook Groups. I get a number of invitations each week from [...]

Best. Ambient. Travel. Video. EVER.

rmsylte — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:03:34 +0000

I love ambient videos. I watch Sunrise International and other programs that just let you sit back and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings that have been filmed. But now I have an ultimate experience to share. The "new media" division of Norway's national broadcasting system, NRKBeta, has produced a video celebrating Bergensbanen's 100th birthday. The video shows every minute (7.5 [...]

My latest wish list for Twitter and Twitter apps

rmsylte — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:53:11 +0000

I know I've been on a Twitter-kick lately when it comes to postings, but I've been doing a number of projects with a couple of Twitter accounts and I just keep noticing things that I think folks might want to know The more I work with Twitter, the more I get frustrated by the clumsy interfaces [...]

Managing the quality of your Twitterstream

rmsylte — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:53:15 +0000

As Twitter is exploding, there are a number of issues that arise with using this new medium. One is how you can improve the quality of what's coming in your stream — and what's going out. Both are of value to you and those who follow you. A primary consideration is to ask "What is [...]

A clever way to use Facebook tags in marketing

rmsylte — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:28:01 +0000

The global retail giant, IKEA, recently debuted a guerrilla marketing campaign , designed by Forsman & Bodenfors, for the opening of a new Malmö, Sweden store that utilized Facebook's tagging feature. Here's how it worked. They created a profile for the new store''s manager, Gordon Gustavsson (aka "IKEA Gordon"). Facebook members in the new store's geographic area [...]

Using Google as a currency converter and calculator

rmsylte — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:35:33 +0000

Did you know that you can use the Google search screen as an easy calculator and currency converter? Just type in your request to the main search screen. Some examples: 5+2*2 sqrt(-4) 3 meters in feet 500 dollars to euros 5 GBP in yen Try it. Google has made it easy! Related Posts: Creating a breadcrumb – the easy [...]

International Education Twitter Lists

rmsylte — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:27:12 +0000

If your office, program or organization is on Twitter, please consider connecting with me there at http://twitter.com/ManitouHeights I am currently compiling Twitter lists of international student/scholar offices, abroad programs, English language programs, EducationUSA offices, international ed organizations, etc. You can see the various lists here. More will be added. Related Posts: Get LinkedIn with Learning Abroad Professionals (LAP) Finding [...]

Recyled Technology: 2010 Winter Olympic Medals

rmsylte — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:49:48 +0000

And not just recycled — upcycled! The 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada will be awarding the top three athletes in each event with medals made out of recycled circuit boards. Each medal will also be one-of-a-kind — a first for the Olympics — and, as a whole, make up a work [...]