Chandra's Currents: 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

TCF 335 November 18, 2013

November 18-ADAP and Habitat teams' individual portfolios

November 20-ADAP and Habitat teams' individual portfolios

November 22 - TOP client presentation, Room 130

December 2 - TOP Team's Individual portfolios

December 4 - Habitat team client presentation

December 6 - Habitat team client presentation

Friday, December 13th by 10:30 am
Final Take Home and Quiz due on readings, Google, and YouTube
*Can turn in early

Friday, December 13
NO CHANGES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PORTFOLIOS AFTER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 10:30 AM

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

TCF 335 October 30, 2013

In Class Presentations:

November 18? ADAP and Habitat Individual Portfolios

November 20? ADAP and Habitat Individual Portfolios

November 22: Tuscaloosa One Place--In Room 130 Friday

Nielsen to add Tablets and Smartphones to gather datahttp://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/71524/nielsen-to-add-viewing-to-tv-ratings

News Gathering in the Air and Ground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24712136

One Year After Hurricane Sandy
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/53408974#53408974

www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/nyregion/coming-back-a-year-of-recovery.html?smid=tw-nytimes

Google Glasses

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/tech/mobile/new-google-glass/

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/07/is-google-glass-the-future-of-journalism/

Google Glass UAB Surgeryhttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/10/uab_surgeon_performs_surgery_u.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/52655595#52655595

Wise Portfolio Wordshttp://mashable.com/2013/10/30/job-search-standout-tips/

The Role of News on Facebook

http://www.journalism.org/2013/10/24/the-role-of-news-on-facebook/

Rebirth of Journalism
http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/the-death-and-rebirth-of-journalism-flaws-exposed

Program About Twitter Broadcast on Twitter
http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/bbc-creating-news-program-about-twitter-trends-to-be-broadcast-via-twitter-1200754887/

Brands moving budgets to online videos
http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/bbc-creating-news-program-about-twitter-trends-to-be-broadcast-via-twitter-1200754887/

Monday, October 28, 2013

TCF 335 October 28, 2013

Monday, October 28th
*Review what's due for group and individual projects and rest of semester

Spring 2013 Individual Portfolios
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsVOidwP1_1bdEFKczZ6b3lieUNEYjhGSkVQLUNLVWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Spring 2013 Nonprofit Web Projects
Alabama Fire College: http://dhewlett.wix.com/alabamafirecollege
Boys & Girls Club of West Alabama: http://bandgwestal.wix.com/bandgwestal
The First Tee of Tuscaloosa: http://thefirsttee.wix.com/tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa Miracle League: http://tuscaloosamiracle.wix.com/baseball#!home/mainPage

Wednesday, October 30th
Group Work Day

Team 1 (TOP) Team 2 (ADA) Team 3 (Habitat For Humanity)

Producer: Cason Hightower Tai Applewhite Hannah Stephens

Assistant Producer: Alaina Fondren Baker Leyman

Audio/Video: Matt Kenyon Kimberly Bolling Matt Patton

New Media/Website Kate McBrayer Ben Schultz Mike Myregaard

Marketing/Publicity/ Rachel Wilson Bo Cockrell Joe Ruffin

Art Director:

Friday, November 1
NO CLASS-FALL BREAK
__________________________________________________________________
Monday, November 4th
All three groups present photo essay to class

Wednesday, November 6th
All three groups present audio projects to class

Friday, November 8th
All three groups present video projects to class

**this allows time to make repairs, shoot more, fix anything that needs fixed before presentations in front of clients.
__________________________________________________________________
Monday, November 11th
In-Class Work Day

Wednesday, November 13th
*Show class web projects containing photo, audio, video, marketing, and social media projects

Friday, November 15
In-class work day on web and individual projects
__________________________________________________________________
Monday-November 18
Group Presentation #1?

Wednesday-November 20
Group Presentation #2?

Friday-November 22
Group Presentation #3?

December 2nd-December 6
Individual Portfolio Presentations

Friday, December 6th
Final Take Home and Quiz due on readings, Google, and YouTube
*Will give to you after Fall Break
__________________________________________________________________
NO CHANGES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PORTFOLIOS AFTER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 10:30 AM

Friday, October 18, 2013

TCF 335 October 18, 2013

Twitter-Direct Messages Allowed
http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/twitter-direct-message-sources-easier_b23591

Kevin Sullivan's Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GxidBdWIjSM#!

Goal of blogging: drive leads!

Blogging Checklist:
1. Create compelling written content.
2. Create compelling audio content.
3. Create compelling video content.
4. Create compelling visual content with graphics, info graphics
5. Create compelling mobile content
6. Curate content: Must have attribution to others. Remember that word curation from Wednesday.
7. Post regularly.
8. Become an industry resource.
9. Include calls to action.
10. Engage with readers.
11. Spread the content.
12. Leave comments.
13. Measure success.
14. Optimize successful types of content.
15. Guest blog posts.

Blog Examples:

Twitter: Microblogging

Hurricane Sandy Blog-example handed out in class

http://heartifb.com/2013/04/15/7-signs-might-be-professional-blogger/

http://www.katrina-runs.com/

http://themiddlethatcounts.com/

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/07/huntsville_reporter_shea_allen.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tv-reporter-fired-tell-all-blog-article-1.1412416

GOOGLE

Google Features You're Not Using
http://lifehacker.com/5923588/the-best-google-features-youre-probably-not-using

Google Hangout Duck Dynasty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv-XRSg4izY&feature=plcp

Search Google Trends http://www.google.com/trends/: Type in groundhog and tell me which year shows the biggest trend. Copy and paste the link to the five stories that show up on the right side of the graph. What region, city, and language does “groundhog” appear to be used the most.

Google News: http://news.google.com Go to google news and give me the links to the top five news stories that appear.

Google Insights http://www.google.com/insights/search/ Under search terms, type in immigration law, under filter, make sure it’s on web search, United States, Alabama, all metros, and limit it to the last 30 days, all categories. How many immigration law stories did you find? Copy and paste the embedded HTML graphic/chart.

Google Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts Go to google alerts and do a search query on the University of Alabama. Tell me the top five stories that show up, copy and past the links to those five stories.

Google Maps http:// www.maps.google.com Map where you live.

Google Translate http://www.translate.google.com/ Go to google translate and type in “I want to learn more about telecommunication and film.” Translate it from English to Spanish and copy and paste what words it gives you. Translate it from Spanish to French and tell me what it gives you.

Google Public Data http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory Go to google public data, click on GDP and Personal income of the US, go to disposable personal income, compare all the regions that are listed and tell me which one has the highest disposable personal income and which one has the lowest and highest for 1990, 2000, and 2010.

Google Currency Converter http://www.google.com/finance/converter

9. Go to google converter and convert 500 Euros to the American dollar and tell me what it is worth.

Google Pacman http://www.google.com/pacman/

Go to Google Pacman, insert coin and play. Tell me your high score on the first game.

Google Voice https://www.google.com/voice

Go to Google Voice, create a new phone number and text me 205-724-9449. Give me your name, class you are in, and say have a good day.

Google Maps Navigation System

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGXK4jKN_jY

Google Earth http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig?referrer=ign

Google Scholar, Citations, and Legal Documents http://scholar.google.com/

Google Advanced Search http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

Google Sites https://sites.google.com/

Google Documents https://docs.google.com

Google Calendar https://www.google.com/calendar

Google Groups https://google.groups.com

Google Shopping http://www.google.com/shopping

YouTube Playbook

http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.youtube.com/en/us/yt/playbook/media/pdfs/playbook.pdf

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

TCF 335 October 14, 2013 Misc. and Pinterest

Making the Most out of Your Tweets
http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/visual-voice/225665/tips-for-storytellers-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-tweets/

Comcast & Twitter
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/09/twitter-and-comcast-tv-partnership-adds-see-it-button

Deadly Bus Crash
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/225269/why-the-knoxville-news-sentinel-ran-photos-from-a-deadly-bus-crash/

Young People as Digital Natives
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/young-people-are-not-as-digitally-native-as-you-think/?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/technology-and-the-college-generation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Online Curation:

http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/curation-tools-tips-advice-journalism/

UA: College Newspapers Going Viral
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/225242/how-college-newspapers-can-cope-with-stories-that-go-viral/

There's a Stranger in Your Basement Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6S0jw06UAc

Smartphones Make You Oblivious
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/san-francisco-train-shooting_n_4066930.html

Pinterest

Pinterest-New Rich Pin Service for Journalists: Better than Twitter?

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/224367/pinterest-sees-growing-number-of-journalists-using-the-site-makes-related-changes/

5 Ways Journalists Use Pinterest

http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/5-ways-news-organizations-can-use-pinterest_b9897

How Journalists Can Use Pinterest

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/231935449529739370/

Pinterest: Journalism Tools

http://www.pinterest.com/journalismtools/

Monday, October 7, 2013

Monday: Hand Out Facebook/Twitter Critiques #2
Due: Monday, October 14
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8VOidwP1_1bVWZFN2h0T0g1Tm8/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday: Quiz #2 - Gillian Richard Visit, Blog Discussions-October 2, 4, &; 7, Book Readings (Chapter 9, 10, 11, & 12) and slides from Clark, Evans, Bruce Study

Facebook, Twitter, Email, Mobile Media Slides
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8VOidwP1_1bQ29YTHR6OTB0NXc/edit?usp=sharing

UA Media Preferences---SLIDES 1-6, 8, 21, 24-32, 41-42, and 49-51
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8VOidwP1_1bNldtZjlVRE5UXzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Siri AKA Susan Bennett Comes Out of the Closet
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/23609420/woman-behind-siri-voice-goes-public?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer141aa&utm_medium=facebook

Creepy Things about Facebook
http://www.kplctv.com/story/23610596/5-creepy-things-you-might-now-know-facebook-is-doing

Facebook Updates By Age
http://mentalfloss.com/article/53031/what-your-facebook-updates-say-about-your-age

Second Screen Battle: Facebook vs. Twitter
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/technology/social-networks-in-a-battle-for-the-second-screen.html?_r=2&

Wasting Time on Social Media at Work
http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/09/07/who-wastes-the-most-time-at-work/

20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-facebook-tipstricks-you-might-not-know/

Facebook Pages Better than Website
http://getsocialeyes.com/content/consumers-now-value-brand’s-facebook-page-more-its-website

How To Get More Likes/Shares on Facebook
http://mashable.com/2012/06/19/how-to-get-more-likes-shares-on-facebook-infographic/

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

TCF 335 October 4, 2013

Social Media Taught in Schools
http://socialmediatoday.com/rowenaatsmf/1786621/should-social-media-be-taught-schools

Top 5 Things I learned in J-School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMtN9DnkIY

Society of Professional Journalists-Should I Live Tweet the Scanner?
http://www.shouldilivetweetthescanner.info/

Funny!!!

Facebook Friends:

http://www.generalforum.com/general-discussion/21-really-annoying-facebook-friends-we-all-have-106532.html

Twitter Gets Professor Fired

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/224082/journalism-prof-put-on-leave-for-twitter-comments-after-navy-yard-shooting/

Reporters on Texting and Driving

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/223702/washington-post-employees-dont-email-or-text-while-driving/

http://www.abc3340.com/category/267235/the-pledge-dont-text-and-drive

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/22246484/45-of-teens-admit-to-texting-and-driving

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/23479957/ag-strange-asks-ala-teens-to-never-text-while-driving

Facebook & Twitter, Instagram and Advertising
http://allfacebook.com/instagram-150m-monthly-active-users-advertising_b124781

New Federal Shield Law & How It Impacts You and Your Title
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/09/new-shield-law-broadens-definition-of-journalist-172479.html

Protection for Journalists Expanded
http://www.ctnow.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-califoria-journalists-20131003,0,2192663.story

Journalists & Confidentiality
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/12/senate-judiciary-committee-approves-media-shield-bill/2807045/

Friday, September 20, 2013

TCF 335 October 2, 2013

Government Shutdown Infographic:

http://abcnews.go.com/General/fullpage/government-shutdown-2013-interactive-infographic-20430844

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/23581426/government-shutdown-whats-still-running-whats-not?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer75f17&utm_medium=facebook

Twitter

http://waggeneredstrom.com/blog/2013/09/16/youve-got-to-laugh-brands-who-turn-off-their-sense-of-humour-turn-off-their-customers/

http://signup.hootsuite.com/pro-fb-click/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=procli

Web Sites/Cell Phone Capability
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Cell-Activities.aspx

Weathermen Fight
http://www.rockcitytimes.com/local-weathermen-arrested-fight-breaks-rain-chances-weekend/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2013/09/23/tv-news-should-have-on-air-fact-checkers/2854253/

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apple-ios-literally-making-users-sick/story?id=20385379

Alabama's Fireball-Role of social media
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/09/fireball_seen_in_alabama_skies.html#incart_river

Funny!
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/monologue-jesus-on-twitter-freestyle-poet-freezes-part-2/n41232/?fb_action_ids=524745104275247&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22524745104275247%22%3A539481012784906%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22524745104275247%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Funnier!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTpPBqw10HM

Katherine Webb Commercial
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/09/26/2712501/video-katherine-webb-gives-sneak.html

Audio Projects-Spring 2013
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsVOidwP1_1bdGVTMXA3TDNBS3hJTl9NeFpoQnBQUmc&usp=sharing

Group Project Updates: Individual Meeting Setup

Facebook Lead Generation-Just Facebook Notes
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8VOidwP1_1bWVdrSUQ3WnZxQWM/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, September 16, 2013

TCF 335 September 16, 2013

Miss America
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/showbiz/miss-america-racist-reactions/?hpt=hp_inthenews

Flying Frogs
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/nasa-rocket-launch-accidentally-lifts-frog-space/story?id=20237426

Bookless Library
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/bookless-public-library-texas-home-bibliotech/story?id=18213091

Alabama & Texas A&M
http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/09/15/texas-am-alabama-inside-college-footballs-supercharged-economy/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20time%2Ftopstories%20%28TIME%3A%20Top%20Stories%29&curator=MediaREDEF

PSAs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-10-best-psas-of-all-time/2013/09/13/10cb0ebe-1bf2-11e3-8685-5021e0c41964_gallery.html

Friday, September 13, 2013

TCF 335 September 13, 2013

Sorority Rush Media Publicity
http://cw.ua.edu/2013/09/11/the-final-barrier-50-years-later-segregation-still-exists/
http://cw.ua.edu/2013/09/12/greeks-cannot-be-taken-seriously-until-they-move-past-segregation/
http://cw.ua.edu/2013/09/12/gov-bentley-criticizes-ua-greek-segregation/
http://www.businessinsider.com/report-racial-segregation-university-alabama-sororities-2013-9
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/sorority-exposes-its-rejection-of-black-candidate.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/university-alabama-sororities-black_n_3909348.html?utm_hp_ref=college

Ad Trap: Device that blocks all ads
http://www.getadtrap.com

Google Alert Results for September 13, 2013

University of Alabama on sorority discrimination allegations: 'Time to ...al.com (blog)

University of Alabama Recruitment 2013 - Skit Day Rushees walk to and from session on sorority row Thursday, Aug. 15. (Melissa Brown/al.com).

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Sororities probing University of Alabama member intake process in ...The Republic

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Representatives of three sororities say they're investigating their recruitment process at the University of Alabama after some groups ...

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University Of Alabama Sorority Chapters Allegedly Discriminate ...Huffington Post

The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association has come under fire after The Crimson White, a student paper, published an exposé alleging that at least ...

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In 50 Years University Of Alabama's Panhellenic Sororities Have ...Business Insider

In 2003, a University of Alabama student Carla Ferguson accepted a bid to Gamma Phi Beta — the first time in the school's history that a black woman joined a ...

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Business Insider

Alabama sororities accused of barring black students from Greek lifemsnNOW

Student-run newspaper The Crimson White published an eye-opening pieceWednesday, investigating apparent racism in sororities at the University of ...

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msnNOW

University of Alabama enrollment reaches record highThe Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The University of Alabama's campus is busier than ever this fall as enrollment has reached a record high of 34,852 students, ...

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University of Alabama Press to have book sale Friday, Saturday on ...Tuscaloosa News (subscription)

The University of Alabama Press on Friday and Saturday will be selling more than ... The University Press is UA's publishing arm and publishes 70-75 new titles ...

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Fall enrollment at University of Alabama sets recordTuscaloosa News (subscription)

The University of Alabama has again seen a record-breaking year for student enrollment with 34,852 students arriving on campus this fall, an increase of 3.7 ...

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PM News: Sorority race relations allegations surface at the ...Alabama's13.com

Investigations are underway at The University of Alabama after allegations of racial discrimination were printed in the student newspaper, The Crimson White.

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When the Bear Left for BamaWall Street Journal

9, 1957, Frank Rose, the newly appointed president of the University of Alabama, flew from Tuscaloosa to Houston for what would become the most important ...

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Blogs

5 new results for university of alabama

University of Alabama Sororities Exposed For Not Pledging Black ...Yesha Callahan Let's be honest, the University of Alabama isn't known for its love of “diversity”. So I'm not sure why it's so shocking to learn that certain sororities on the UA ... Clutch Magazine
University of Alabama Sororities Won't Allow Black Pledges \| Majic ...Robert Washington Allagation That University of Alabama Sororities Won't Allow Black Pledges. Majic 102.1
New UA Food Science Lab Allows Students to Explore Science ...Kim Eaton Students study the various components of different types of yogurt and applesauce during a recent food science course at The University of Alabama. University of Alabama News
Alabama's D.J. Fluker, Luther Davis Among 5 SEC Players ...Chris.Greenberg@huffingtonpost.com (Chris Greenberg) NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 09: D.J. Fluker #76 and William Ming #56 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrate after defeating Louisiana State University ... College - The Huffington Post
Former University of Alabama law school dean helps develop online ...Ray When Ken Randall retired in June after 20 years as dean of the University of Alabama's law school, he said he planned to work in the private sector. But he did ... Recession Realities in Higher Education

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University of Alabama sororities barred blacks, report says \| Detroit ... A report alleges sororities on campus would not invite black women to pledge. www.freep.com/.../University-of-Alabama-sororities-racism
University of Alabama sororities allegedly won't allow black pledges ... The University of Alabama's student newspaper published a story Wednesday exposing four traditionally white sororities who have reportedly blocked two black ... thegrio.com/.../university-of-alabama-sororities-wont-allow-bl...

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

TCF 335 September 11, 2013

First Online Purchase
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/pizza-hut_n_3894981.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Twerk Prank
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/jimmy-kimmel-reveals-twerking-video-prank-20209562

Little Mermaid Incorporates Ipad
http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4717216/disney-wants-you-to-bring-your-ipad-to-the-little-mermaid-in-theaters

Iphone 5C & 5S
http://www.apple.com/iphone/

http://mashable.com/2013/09/10/imovie-iwork-free/

http://mashable.com/2013/09/10/apple-iphone-event-recap/

B2B Book Chapters:
Chapter 2
http://prezi.com/dcziftblbtwr/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Chapter 3
http://prezi.com/kbw5tgcxjl7s/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Chapters 4, 5, & 6
http://prezi.com/rpdauc_ykt1e/social-media-roi-using-math/

Chapter 8
http://www.slideshare.net/carleigh2000/tcf-335-fall-2013-linked-in

Monday, September 9, 2013

TCF 335 September 9, 2013

Groom's Point of View
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/high-tech-pov-wedding-video-viral-20191770

Verizon vs. FCC-Why Should You Care?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/business/verizon-and-fcc-net-neutrality-battle-set-in-district-court.html?hp&_r=1&

Friday, September 6, 2013

TCF 335 Friday, September 6

Join TCF 335 Group
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Twitter: UATCF335
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New Media Craziness
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/ghetto-tracker_n_3869051.html

Brands Committed to Vine
http://mashable.com/2013/09/06/vine-brands/