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Projeqt

April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Comm361, online journalism, Projeqt, social media

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Social Media Myths

April 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Social Media Myths · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

With the advent of Twitter, Facebook and similar sites, it seems that “social media”  is the new buzzword for today’s media professionals. That being said, social media is not some magic wand that casts a spell over unassuming audiences (then it would be called propaganda). Likewise, many new to the field think that if they […]

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Anita McBride joins comm 361…for a C-SPAN conference

April 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Anita McBride joins comm 361…for a C-SPAN conference · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Anita McBride, former chief of staff for first lady Laura Bush, participated in a C-SPAN distance learning video conference on April 14. McBride spoke about her extensive knowledge on many first ladies of American history and took questions from Steve Scully, the political editor for the C-SPAN networks, George Mason University, University of Denver and […]

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Google’s Panda update to fight content-farms

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Google’s Panda update to fight content-farms · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Summary: In an effort to fight erroneous search results resulting from black hate SEO tactics, Google’s new update utilizes user feedback to rate the quality of search results. Google released its new weapon to fight content-farmers in February which it applied on April11 to all its English language searches. According to Google’s Webmaster Central blog,  […]

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Anita McBride on ‘the most demanding unpaid job’

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Anita McBride on ‘the most demanding unpaid job’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Summary: The former chief of staff to Laura Bush talks about First Ladies in U.S. history, her work with the women of Afghanistan, which First Lady in history she would like to meet, and why Planned Parenthood is not safe from cuts in the federal budget. Former Chief of Staff to Laura Bush, Anita McBride […]

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C-SPAN Video Conference #2: Andrew Card

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on C-SPAN Video Conference #2: Andrew Card · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Copyright: rawstory.com “It was a misunderstood administration that had the undeniable courage to make tough decisions.” This was how Andrew Card answered the first question of , “What did you think about the Bush administration?” during the C-SPAN video conference. On April 7 Card joined Steve Scully, political editor for the C-SPAN networks, and participating students […]

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C-SPAN- Anita McBride

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on C-SPAN- Anita McBride · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Anita McBride knows First Ladies. She knows their causes, roles, challenges, and duties. She knows the difference of  what they can do and what they should do. McBride is a veteran at the White House. She has worked for three first ladies — last one being Laura Bush — and has seen the presidential transitioning […]

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Andrew Card: “Preserve, protect and defend”

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Andrew Card: “Preserve, protect and defend” · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

The video conference with Andrew Card, the former chief of staff for George W. Bush, was an experience that doesn’t come too often.  It isn’t common for people to be a part of a video conference with someone that used to be high up in The White House, so this should be treasured for a […]

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Baby boomers: booming into the Internet scene

April 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Baby boomers: booming into the Internet scene · Comm361, Facebook, social media, Student Blog Posts

You’re a young college student who has grown up with technology. You know Microsoft Word, Google, and social media outlets such as Twitter like the back of your hand. The Internet has become second nature to you and you can’t imagine how anybody would have trouble to adapting to it. You also can’t fathom your […]

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Infographic of Birth Places of the First Ladies of the U.S.

April 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Infographic of Birth Places of the First Ladies of the U.S. · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Our recent video conference with Anita McBride, chief of staff for former First Lady Laura Bush, had me wondering about previous First Ladies. Below I created a Google map of the states the First Ladies of the United States were born in. I plan to continue editing it and add pictures of the First Ladies. […]

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