Back from Poland and off to ICA 2014 in Seattle!

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. Hope everyone’s week is off to a great start! It is very busy here. Kelin and I just returned from a weeklong trip to Poland. We went to Krakow and Warsaw. I’m leaving early Thursday morning to head the International Communication Association conference in […]

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My 2014 Summer Plans: Social media planning for an international conference

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. It is hard to believe that the 2013-2014 academic year is over. Summer is upon us. It was a super busy year. I had so many ideas for things I wanted to blog about, and never got around to: Like my final project […]

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“Social Media and Mobiles” Social Media and Politics Research Published!

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. I hope everyone is staying warm! Here in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, we’ve got some terribly cold weather heading our way tonight! I want to take a moment to share some news from the research side of my life in academia. […]

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Born to Blog author talks social media challenges, opportunities, and more!

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. I always learn so much from our guest speakers! This week we were very fortunate to have the author of our class text, Born to Blog, Mark Schaefer (@markwschaefer) Skype with our class. If you aren’t familiar with Mark, he is a very […]

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How to Manage Social Media for a Higher Education Institution: Guest Speaker

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. I love having guests come and talk to my class. Last week, Comm 322 Social Media had another special guest – Leigh-Anne Lawrence from Hagerstown Community College (HCC). Leigh-Anne is the Social Media and Public Information Specialist in the Public Information & Government […]

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Guest Speaker: Using social media to share the search for true love

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for details. Happy Monday! Last week, my social media class had the wonderful opportunity of having Nate Bagley as our guest. Who is Nate Bagley (@bigbags)? Nate currently runs the Loveumentary Podcast (and blog!), a podcast that believes “True Love exists… you just need to listen.” The […]

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