What Does a Social Media Intern Do?

This is my first video post. I’m new to this outlet, so I had an intern in Video Communications–Nick Makansi–help me. He filmed it, and then let me help with editing before he took care of all the finalizations. If you’ve been wondering what I’m doing at my internship, or if you just want to

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A Social Media Apprentice

I read a post today by Christopher S. Penn called “Apprenticeship, little things and formulae for success”. It starts out by explaining how apprenticeships worked in old Japan. For instance, an apprentice to a master blacksmith might have been charged with sweeping the shop for four years. In doing so, he would have had the

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Twitter Helps Rescue Triathlete

Twitter saves lives? Last Tuesday, triathlete Leigh Fazzina took a wrong turn during a race. When her bike hit some roots, she crashed. The damage was severe–her helmet flew off, and her bike was crushed. She “was out of wind, in pain, [and the] sun [was] setting.” After screaming for help, and getting no response, she found

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