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Changes and Opportunities

January 3, 2012
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We have been remiss in updating in recent weeks, but it is surely not due to a lack of Web Comm happenings! In fact, as with the nature of our jobs as web professionals, we have been experiencing an overload of change these days, which we are excited to share with you! These changes,...

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Web Branding Guidelines

December 28, 2011
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Web Communications, in collaboration with the university-wide Web Branding Team, recently posted a set of web branding guidelines, which are closely aligned with the Tufts University Visual Identity System, to identify the design elements that should be consistent across all official Tufts websites. These...

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Intern for Web Comm

November 29, 2011
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Web Communications is looking for a social media intern for the Spring 2012 semester. Tasks include live-tweeting events on campus for our @TuftsLive Twitter account (http://twitter.com/TuftsLive), helping create content for the @TuftsUniversity Twitter account (http://twitter.com/TuftsUniversity) and Tufts University Facebook page (http://facebook.com/tuftsu), finding content and...

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HighEdWeb 2011 Recap

November 4, 2011
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HighEdWeb 2011 Recap

Last week, I went down to Austin, Texas, to attend HighEdWeb 2011, the annual conference hosted by the Higher Ed Web Professionals Association. Aside attending several excellent sessions and...

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Social Media Style and Branding Guide

October 20, 2011
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Do you want to know: How to find and crop your Twitter avatar? How to pick a username for your Facebook page? How to properly use at-replies on Twitter?...

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Google Plus and .edu

October 17, 2011
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Google Plus and .edu

Since its debut just over three months ago, Google Plus — Google’s latest attempt to gain a foothold in the social web — has simultaneously turned heads, raised questions...

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