Dive Summary:
- A new study in The Journal of College Admission finds that while Facebook is the most popular tool among the social networking tools being used on the websites of the top 100 colleges and universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report, their social networking philosophies differ.
- According to the study, 92 of the top 100 schools make use of an average of 3.7 social networking sites on their own websites, and one is even using as many as seven social networking services.
- Grant Greenwood, an admissions counselor at Hardin-Simmons University who conducted the research, wrote in his analysis of the figures that colleges aren't faced with a question of whether to use social media, but how to use it.
From the article:
Social networking tools are everywhere, and a new study documents which ones are being used (and how prominently they are displayed) on the websites of highly ranked colleges and universities. Facebook is by far the most popular tool, but most colleges are using more than one tool, and appear to have different philosophies, according to the study, in The Journal of College Admission, which is published by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. ...