Universities turn to social networking to promote schools
by Stephen McDill
Published: February 8,2010
Tags: Facebook, Mississippi colleges and universities, social networking, Twitter
Social networking websites are fast becoming the new water cooler of the Information Age and universities are latching onto them as a unique and critical part of marketing their institution, interfacing with students and attracting prospects to their classrooms. When Belhaven College in Jackson announced that it would be changing its name [...]
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