The folks in the College of Management are doing some interesting things with social media to provide an inside look into the student experience. The MBA program is doing a video project (above) documenting the experiences of a handful of current students. MBA students Carl Turner and Ryan Mills are blogging (Ryan is spending the fall semester in Denmark). And students in the master of accounting program also are writing about their experiences.
Not to be outdone are economics professor Craig Newmark and finance professor Richard Warr, both of whom post frequently to their blogs.
With all sorts of university-related organizations using Twitter, the popular microblogging site is a wealth of NC State news and info. We have our own feed to help keep you up to date on news from the blog and around campus. We’ve also compiled a list of other Twitter feeds from around campus. If we missed any, add them in the comments or e-mail them to alumniblog@gw.ncsu.edu.
Cinco, a Husky, wears the Spotlight device on his collar.
Here’s a story out of the College of Management for all you pet owners. Two of its aumni — Chris Newton ’98 and Lewis Sheats ’01 — have formed Positioning Animals Worldwide (PAW). The company’s first product? The Spotlight GPS Pet Locator system. And yes, it does just what its name suggests:
Its core component is a two and a half ounce electronic device that attaches to the dog’s collar. The device is always on, allowing the owner to continuously monitor a pet’s location via the Spotlight website.
Sheats said that the idea for the system came about as he and Newton were thinking of ways to keep their dogs safe and locate them if they got lost. (more…)
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