Uh oh. Looks like the CloudKeepers have lost control of one of their buzzwords.
“The Cloud” has busted out of all attempts to fence it in, and gotten loose on the Interwebs where anyone can use it to describe a datadisaster.
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In talking with Jess Krywosa yesterday, I realized that I hadn’t explained much about my take on how I get traction on social media projects in companies.
Essentially, it’s this: someone in the middle tier of the organization comes to us and asks about a project, maybe something like content marketing or community management. We talk with them, discuss their goals, make sure there’s some kind of alignment, determine if we both see eye to eye on the loot it’ll take to get the job done, and then we initiate a project. Here’s what we see happen more often than not.
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These are things that I think all higher-ed designers and web workers can take heart in.
With some determination and the right team, you can overcome history and politics to build an amazing site. Schools can rocket from abysmal to amazing in a single redesign. We’ve seen it with a few of the sites and I’m sure we’ll see more examples in the future. When it comes to the web, it’s true that the only thing that matters is what you are doing today.
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Its become painfully obvious: Facebook has become a work around for static web sites.
Whether theres no date in site for a much needed redesign or your current functionality has been outpaced by reality, creating a place to put content in Facebook has made it the great new world. Here’s five quick reasons why:
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