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Social Media and the Internet: A Retrospective
I got to thinking that as one of the elder statesmen of the class I might be able to provide some unique perspectives on social media and the Internet. I mean, I literally still remember sitting in...
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#Hashtag University
When I tweeted last week that Boston College finally had plans to update its webmail server, it got me thinking about how colleges and universities, and particularly Boston College, leverage social...
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Social Media Muscles
This week’s blog post was inspired by a tweet I sent out to the class last week (wow – spoken like a true social media maven). I was sitting in my living room going through some e-mails with ESPN...
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Baby Facebook: Proud Parents or Stage Parents
I’ve come to realize that when you turn 30 years old, your Facebook news feed suddenly morphs into a comprehensive tribute to the babies and children of your “friends.” I feel like I’ve had a front...
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Watered Down, MA: Lacking a Social Media Presence
As our class continues to churn out blog post after blog post, the task of picking an original, fresh and interesting topic has become increasingly difficult. For this week, I drew inspiration from...
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Don’t Sleep On Text Messaging
As a resident of Watertown, I feel like it would be irresponsible of me to avoid commenting on the events of last Thursday evening through the weekend. Furthermore, like many of you I’m sure, I cannot...
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Social Media’s Evolutionary War and Some Closing Thoughts
We spent a lot of the semester discussing and debating both the good and the bad of social media – what works well, what needs improvement, what are its proper applications, who’s to blame for...
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