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Do you have anything to hide?

Do you have anything to hide?

Do you agree that we as a society are more likely to be worried about small scale privacy on social media than government collection of metadata?

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Facebook for Educators: Should it be banned?

The Vancouver School Board has drafted and presented a policy that would ban teachers from friending their students on social media sites.  The policy states that “teachers would still be encouraged to use social media to engage their students in a strictly-professional capacity, such as creating event pages to discuss upcoming field trips.”  The issue […]

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Personal Branding tips for Young Adults

It’s official – the paper resume and cold call have gone the way of the dinosaur.  Linkedin, which once seemed cutting edge, now represents the basic standard of professional networking.  Marketing yourself in the job market has become much easier with the rise simple content creation tools and Web 2.0. The tricky part is standing […]

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University Admissions Counselors Social Media Policies

Many students see graduation as the time to buckle down and clean up their social media footprint.  It’s their first step into the real world. Time to put on the business suit of the virtual world in order  to make a good impression. This mindset, although good in theory, isn’t early enough to take control […]