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Thanks to everyone …

Posted on March 7, 2011 by edward michael lenert

… including the nearly 200 attendees who helped make the “first annual” USF Interactive media / social media conference a success. Read all the tweets  at http://www.commlex.com/TwitterforUSFIM.pdf

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Important information for Attendees

Posted on March 3, 2011 by edward michael lenert

Dear Attendee, We are looking forward to seeing you at SF-IM at the University of San Francisco. Here is some important information. 1. If you are attending any “hands-on” sessions in the “Fundamentals” or “New Tools” track, it would be … Continue reading →

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Getting to the University of San Francisco

Posted on February 27, 2011 by edward michael lenert

Good news! Your registration for SF-IM includes parking on Saturday March 5 in the Hayes Healy underground garage (Golden Gate Avenue). No additional payment or permit is required.  Need directions? (Or this link). SF Muni bus lines, 5 Fulton and … Continue reading →

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Cools Tools for Communications at SF-IM

Posted on February 7, 2011 by edward michael lenert

LEARN HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS MORE EFFECTIVELY Q. Why should I attend SF-IM on March 5, 2011, at USF? A.  Meet leaders in social media who will show you how to use free powerful tools such as: Appmakr:  … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: “New Tools for the Public Good”

Posted on February 1, 2011 by edward michael lenert

A one-day conference and program of events on Saturday, March 5, 2011, from 9:00AM – 3:00 PM at the USF campus in San Francisco. Continue reading →

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Crowd-sourcing cheaper textbooks

Posted on January 14, 2011 by edward michael lenert

Based on a recent study,  The Student Public Interest Research Group says “it’s no accident that textbooks are so expensive.  Publishing companies have been raking in huge profits while engaging in bad practices that drive up costs.” How best to … Continue reading →

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Investigative journalists are just “scraping” by …

Posted on January 2, 2011 by edward michael lenert

“There is no data on the Internet that is actually impossible to download.” Continue reading →

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How can voluntary micro-payments help fund the public good?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by edward michael lenert

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Jeffrey Tucker, a guest blogger writing for the Mises Economics Blog in the CS Monitor, wonders whether we are we beginning to see the emergence of a new culture of giving Continue reading →

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Social media “needs to be part of everyone’s job.”

Posted on December 10, 2010 by edward michael lenert

Poynter reports that New York Times Social Media Editor Jennifer Preston job has ended Continue reading →

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