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Who Is Lauren Candito?
Lauren Candito is the Co-Author of "Rising Tides: Social Media Marketing for Colleges & Universities," and is one of the founding members of the SM4Edu Community.
Bio:
Lauren Candito is the President/CEO of Social Media Solutions, an avid blogger, and has worked as a creative catalyst for Fortune 500 corporations. Lauren cleverly uses her deep understanding of the interactive realm to develop results driven social media strategies for her clients. She understands the importance of engagement and interaction, and pushes companies to reach outside of traditional marketing barriers to develop their social media strategies. Lauren is a skilled strategist who incorporates a variety of social media tools into her strategies, and tailors each strategic approach to her client’s needs & goals.
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SM4Edu is sponsored by
Social Media Solutions, LLC
Email: Whitney@SocialMediaSolutionsLLC.com
Twitter: @SM4Edu
Web:
www.SocialMediaSolutionsLLC.com
Latest Activity
Lauren Candito posted a status"Did you hear? Google+ is becoming increasingly popular for colleges & universities! http://ning.it/tw6NES"
Lauren Candito posted a status"SM4Edu has almost 1,000 Fans on Facbook! Have you liked our page? www.facebook.com/SM4Edu"
Lauren Candito posted a discussionStudent Involvement in Social Media?
More and more schools are using students to manage their department, or school's presence on Facebook. Do you use a student social media team? What are some of the pros & cons of having students run your social media presence? See More
Lauren Candito's discussion was featuredStudent Involvement in Social Media?
More and more schools are using students to manage their department, or school's presence on Facebook. Do you use a student social media team? What are some of the pros & cons of having students run your social media presence? See More
Lauren Candito posted a status"Welcome to the new members! Please introduce yourself to the group, and join the conversation."
Blog Posts
Top 10 Ways k-12 Schools are Using Social Media Effectively
Posted by Lauren Candito on October 24, 2011 at 11:11am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Profs use student smart phones to their advantage
Posted by Lauren Candito on September 21, 2011 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
As colleges slash budgets, who’s taking the hit?
Posted by Lauren Candito on September 20, 2011 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Defendant’s social networking trail makes Rutgers case unique.
Posted by Lauren Candito on September 19, 2011 at 9:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Using Social Media for Research and Researcher Development
Posted by Lauren Candito on September 14, 2011 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Forum
Introductions
Started by Whitney @ SMS in Getting Started in Social Media. Last reply by Jonathan Casella May 26, 2011. 57 Replies 0 Likes
New to the site? Introduce yourself!Tell us:- who you are- why you joined- fun fact about your university/trade schoolContinue
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Forced Acceptance? Is this the right way to go?
Started by Lauren Candito in Best Practices for Social Media. Last reply by Lauren Candito Nov 7, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
eCampus' Question of the Week last week was really interesting: Student groups at Sam Houston State University were told this month that they must join the university's official social media "universe" or change their group names so they're no…Continue
Featured Members
Started by Jackie Jimenez in Getting Started in Social Media. Last reply by Jackie Jimenez Nov 11, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Every two weeks we'll feature a member of SM4EDU and discuss how they are using social media for their university, or professional development!Stay tuned for this week's featured member spotlight!Continue
Tags: for, university, media, social, member
Video sharing - what's your favorite?
Started by Whitney @ SMS in Getting Started in Social Media. Last reply by Ryan Fisher Apr 8, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
YouTube, Oovoo, VoiceSpeak, Facebook video… what’s your favorite video-sharing site for your class/university and why?Continue
Tags: sharing, facebook, voicespeak, oovoo, youtube
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Featured Case Study
How Your Organization Can Do A Lot, With A Little
When Chase Carter, of the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association, began working for the Alumni Association as an intern two years ago, OSU’s social media presence was nearly non-existent. Chase and a fellow intern used social media on a personal level and knew the majority of the student body did as well. With the approval from the rest of the fairly young staff, the OSU Alumni Association began its social media presence with a Facebook group. After only a couple of weeks, OSU realized the limitations of a Facebook group and moved to an official Fan Page.
See more at: http://sm4edu.ning.com/profiles/blogs/featured-case-study-how-your
When Chase Carter, of the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association, began working for the Alumni Association as an intern two years ago, OSU’s social media presence was nearly non-existent. Chase and a fellow intern used social media on a personal level and knew the majority of the student body did as well. With the approval from the rest of the fairly young staff, the OSU Alumni Association began its social media presence with a Facebook group. After only a couple of weeks, OSU realized the limitations of a Facebook group and moved to an official Fan Page.
See more at: http://sm4edu.ning.com/profiles/blogs/featured-case-study-how-your
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