The Week in Links

Whelp... I haven't done a links round-up in quite some time. Sorry about that! But that doesn't mean I haven't been soaking up all the wisdom from the collective internet. I've just been selfishly hoarding it all for myself. As such, I make my amends.

• I enjoyed this article by Tim Nekrtiz of SUNY Oswego on the wisdom (or lack thereof) of having proliferating social media accounts. I absolutely agree with his main points, though I also wonder whether Facebook's recent algorithm changes make hyper-specific "affinity groups" more valuable than they used to be. Within the past year I created a FB page for a study abroad program that is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and though it only has something like 800 likes it occasionally reaches more people (raw, not percentage) than the nearly 16K-follower UP page.

• The always-great Jessica Krywosa of Hamilton College identifies some highlights from the recently leaked New York Times innovation report. The original document is fascinating and very worth a read, but Jessica pulls out some key bullet points.

• In case you missed this week's #casesmc Twitter chat, it was all about keeping social media momentum going during the summer. I somehow managed to remember it was happening (pathetic, but that's a big deal for me!) so I got to take part!

• Great, great stuff from Hillary Frazier of University of Michigan and Tim Cigelske of Marquette University about using Snapchat for brands. Both articles appear on the fantastic Web + Higher Ed Medium collection (edited by Ma'ayan Plaut of Oberlin College), which you should subscribe to immediately.

• My most popular post this week: The awesome graduation video showcasing shoes by Bates College.

• Karine Joly wrote a great piece on College Web Editor about the ever-increasing demands on our attention. This is something I struggle with for sure... I've never been a very organized person and I am definitely the type that gets excited coming up with ideas rather than seeing them through to completion, so I'm very much low-hanging fruit for sweet, sweet cat videos and anything that seems new and interesting.

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OK... that's it for this week. As always, huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the blog!

I leave you with a fabulous song from the great Canadian supergroup the New Pornographers. I've loved Neko Case for years now, but this was my first into to her. Enjoy!

Video for the song "Letter From An Occupant" by the New Pornographers from the album Mass Romantic .