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Making money in social media

March 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

Looking to make some extra cash while interacting with friends on social media outlets? Check out this video from cultural intelligence expert Lili Gil courtesy of CNN to find out how:

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Briggs Chapter 9: Being Creative

March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, Comm 361, Pat Carroll

As a journalist, you’re main goal should be to inform people with accurate information in a quick and efficient way. But not only do you want to be fast, but you want to be flashy to set yourself apart from other news outlets. Here are some ways to give your content more style and originality: […]

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Slam Dunk Contest judged by the fans

February 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

[View the story “Viewer’s Choice” on Storify]

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Journalism Next: Chapter 5 “Going Mobile”

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, Comm 361, Pat Carroll

Chapter Six of Briggs’ Journalism Next focuses on the impact of mobile devices and smartphones on the journalism business and how all the tools that a journalist needs are at his or her fingertips with this new-age technology. With the many applications and features of a smartphone, such as Twitter, Facebook, video/photo cameras, Tumblr and […]

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Linsanity takes social media by storm

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

The new face of the NBA has finally joined the social network created by fellow Harvard alum Mark Zuckerberg. New York Knicks point guard and worldwide phenomenon Jeremy Lin recently made a Facebook profile. But how is this a story? Well, pretty much everything Lin does these days is news-worthy. You can’t turn on ESPN or […]

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