I’ve received this question from several people now. Below are two videos from Matt Cutts who works on Google’s Webspam team explaining how tagging content mostly does not affect their search results. This also means that tagging largely will not … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Does tagging content make it easier to find with search? No.
Tag: communication
MiddLIS on Facebook
It’s not a popularity contest, but… We’re liked! Since we got ourselves on Facebook last spring, nearly 100 students, faculty, staff, organizations and colleagues have ‘liked’ our page. (More are always welcome! Find us at Middlebury College LIS.) If you’ve … Continue reading →…Continue Reading MiddLIS on Facebook
What Are We Tweeting For?
Since late last summer, a group of intrepid wanna-be social media mavens from various offices at the College have gathered periodically to discuss the in’s, out’s, up’s, down’s, do’s, and don’t’s of Web 2.0. It’s equal parts brainstorming, salivating, and … Continue reading →…Continue Reading What Are We Tweeting For?
Introducing the Middlebury College LIS Facebook Page!
We invite you to visit the new LIS Facebook Page, and if you have a Facebook account, please “Like” the Page!: For the past few weeks the Reference & Instruction workgroup has taken the lead on posting content to this … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Introducing the Middlebury College LIS Facebook Page!
An Overview of Internal Communications: Tips and Challenges
As I suggested in my October 15th post, internal communication can be a challenge. In an effort to improve communications on this front, the President introduced the topic at a meeting with Senior Managers this morning, with the promise that we will return … Continue reading →…Continue Reading An Overview of Internal Communications: Tips and Challenges
Closing the Loop
To shed some light on the ins and outs of internal communication, I asked the directors of two of the biggest operations on campus to explain how their departments manage the communication process. This is what they had to say. … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Closing the Loop
Across This Campus
We want better communication. We hear that refrain all the time. And when I say “we,” I mean students, faculty, and staff. I mean everyone on this campus, and external constituents as well, though I realize we often come to this desire from different perspectives, with different needs. … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Across This Campus