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25 Signs You’re Not Ready to Graduate

May 17, 2013 / Christine Erickson / No comments
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Your college years are the golden ones that everyone said you'd look back upon fondly in high school. The keg stands. Learning to live off of ramen. Training your body to run on four hours of sleep.

What was the point of those student loans again? Oh, yes — a degree that will take you to the next chapter of life. You've successfully scraped by for the past four to five years, and that piece of paper is the golden ticket to Willy Wonka's functioning adulthood factory.

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While most of us discover after racking up thousands of dollars in debt that the greatest lessons are learned outside of the classroom or textbook, some students might not be prepared for the postgraduate real world Read more...

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3 Comics to Help You Procrastinate Until Graduation

May 10, 2013 / Matt Petronzio / No comments
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Is graduation so close, yet so far away? We all know that feeling.

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Below, you'll find three comics from Drew at Toothpaste For Dinner that might not necessarily prepare you for graduation, but will at least make you laugh while you're procrastinating. Only 1,487 papers to go.

Finished Your Paper, Toothpaste For Dinner

Cover Your Tracks, Toothpaste For Dinner

Philosopher's Paradox, Toothpaste For Dinner


Comic illustrations by Toothpaste For Dinner. Published with permission; all rights reserved. Read more...

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20 GIFs to Help You Ace Finals

May 7, 2013 / Neha Prakash / No comments
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So you've made it this far. Finally, it's the end of the academic year. Classes are nearly over and it's time to pack up your dorm room, but there's just one, itty-bitty thing you have to get through to reach the promised land

Just one thing standing between you and the unadulterated bliss that is summer: FINALS

Talk about ending on a bad note. It's like the people who invented this whole school thing were trying to mess with you, putting this daunting task at the end of the year

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But we get it, we feel your pain. So before you get down to hitting those books, prepare yourself for the journey you are about to endure with this GIF studying storytale Read more...

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Don’t Leave College Without These 10 Digital Skills

May 6, 2013 / Matt Petronzio / No comments
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Graduation season is upon us, and that means college graduates everywhere are preparing to enter "the real world." But chances are your liberal arts degree, as hard-earned and valuable as it is, doesn't equip you with every digital skill you need.

SEE ALSO: 10 YouTube Channels That Will Make You Smarter

We've put together a short list of fundamental skills that every college graduate should possess, from simply branding yourself online to learning basic coding. They're guaranteed to increase your overall digital know-how, and you can learn them all on your own.

Did you graduate college a long time ago, or never attended? Don't worry — it's never too late to learn these skills. They're useful to anyone. Read more...

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Has Social Media Changed the College Experience for the Better?

April 30, 2013 / firebelly / No comments
In all, social media enhanced my college experience – created ease in transitioning to a new place, while still being able to be connected to home. It helped me get involved in the community and meet new people. While social media is capable of causing more distractions in class, we are all adults in college and should have the sense to know better.
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3 Types of Go-To Shareable Content for Higher Education

March 8, 2013 / Taylor Chatfield Martin / No comments
Communication professionals must have a set of "go-to" content for times when interactivity is declining, or your brand has had negative exposure. Here are three types of content that are sure to help boost positive interactions with your higher ed institution.
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Credit Cards Go Social [Infographic]

July 26, 2012 / nowsourcing / No comments
By eliminating aggressive tactics to sign up consumers, the CARD act has helped many young students stay away from credit debt, to a certain extent. Credit card companies are trying to bypass the act that negates the use of setting up at college campuses and giving away free gifts by advertising through social media.
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Facebook Buys Instagram | How OMGPOP Cashed In | Twitter’s Strong Ads

April 10, 2012 / Andrew Freedman / No comments

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Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1 Billion (SocialTimes)
Facebook has acquired the photo-sharing site Instagram for a reported $1 billion in cash and stock. “This is an important milestone for Facebook, because it’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many users,” wrote founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a statement on his Facebook page. Instagram Blog Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom also addressed the deal on the company’s official blog. “The Instagram app will still be the same one you know and love. You’ll still have all the same people you follow and that follow you. You’ll still be able to share to other social networks. And you’ll still have all the other features that make the app so fun and unique.” The New York Times / Dealbook With Instagram, Facebook will get a formidable mobile player — an area that is seen as a weakness for the sprawling social network. Gizmodo Facebook’s impending IPO probably didn’t have much to do with its ability to purchase Instagram — it already had globs of cash — but might shade how it uses Instagram going forward. Meaning, it’ll have public investors to appease, so it’s going to need to justify spending a ton of money. continued…

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Should You Major in Social Media?

March 14, 2012 / Deborah Sweeney / No comments
Is it worth it to take out a student loan to study social media instead of a broader major in say, marketing or communications? An attractive idea on paper, but you’re better off skipping it in favor of a more established area of concentration and pursuing working on your blog on the weekends for several reasons.
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Using Social in Crisis in Higher Education

February 14, 2012 / ChrisSyme / No comments
A recent study found that the majority of higher education institutions have had one or more potential reputation-damaging events discussed in traditional and social media channels in the last 12 months. In addition, while 85 percent of reporting schools have crisis communications policies, only 59 percent of those policies address the use of social media in a crisis.
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