UM-Flint University Relations

What’s New This month, Foursquare amped up its Page features. Now, UM-Flint can assign users as “managers” (think Facebook’s administrators). UM-Flint can also check into venues from a desktop computer. This run-down of the new features is excerpted from an email from Foursquare: Here is a quick rundown of the key new features: You can […]

Little by little, it seems Google is reaching into everything. Their latest project, Google+ brings them back to the social realm after Buzz and Wave were less than game-changers. What is Google+? Simply put, Google+ is a social “project”–Google has yet to call it a social network, even though everyone else is. Like Facebook, Google+ […]

What’s New It may be old news by now, but UM-Flint is officially on Flickr. Photos are being uploaded to the university’s Flickr account, where the UM-Flint community can find the latest and greatest from events or campus goings-on. What’s more, any photos tagged “umflint” by anyone on Flickr are now included in the UM-Flint […]

What’s New Have you seen the new UM-Flint Social page on the website? There you’ll find streaming updates from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Foursquare–all in one place! You’ll also find links to help you connect to various university departments across the social networks. About the Update There was no social media update for the […]

A fast blog post with two things to get creative juices flowing…. Here’s a link to a great blog called Marketing for Higher Ed. Always good stuff, including this post on Top 10 Facebook Landing pages. What can you do to make your landing page better? And, I recommend subscribing to the Educational Marketing Group […]

What’s New In an effort to better organize UM-Flint’s YouTube channel, all videos have been sorted into playlists by topic. With 72 videos currently hosted there, it’s important that visitors are able to find what they’re looking for. In other news, Facebook updated its Pages in February. With the update came new admin functionality, Wall […]

What’s New You’ve likely heard by now, but we did it! The University of Michigan-Flint’s branded Foursquare page launched Friday, January 21. You can read all about the process if you’re interested in the nitty-gritty. You’ll find Foursquare analytics included in future Social Media Updates, once we’ve determined a good tracking method. Social Media Facts […]

What’s New It was a month of new initiatives, progress toward existing goals, and lessons learned about communication as we rounded out 2010. New in December, “UM-Flint Was Here.” This Facebook photo album showcases the UM-Flint logo in photos around the world. It’s easy to get involved. 1. Take a photo of you with your […]

When the University of Michigan-Flint didn’t cancel classes on December 13 after a winter storm, one student on Twitter called it an “#epicfail.” This may not seem noteworthy. Students often hope for a snow day and are disappointed when they don’t get one. However, student c0mmentary, both on Twitter and Facebook, got the attention of […]

It’s been a long road, and we haven’t yet reached the end. But the University of Michigan-Flint is finally on its way to having a branded presence on Foursquare. It wasn’t long ago that Foursquare began partnering with colleges and universities by offering a way for students to connect through the location-based application. A small group of […]