Hacked: A Case Study

  1. Hacked: A Case Study

      There’s no denying it: we got hacked. Here’s what we learned and what you can learn, too. On Wednesday, August 12, at approximately 3:30am, a barrage of malicious postingsRead More

  2. Activism & Racial Education: A discussion of ‘Between the World and Me’

    The objective behind #UMichChat is to stimulate meaningful dialogues around pertinent issues and highlight the expertise within the University of Michigan community. By combining our own social presence with thoseRead More

  3. Yik Yak’s Potential for Social Good

    Here at UMSocial, we spend a lot of time reading tweets, scrolling through Instagram, viewing “snaps” and navigating Facebook posts. We see the good, the bad, and the just plainRead More

  4. Violence, Crime & Social Media #UMichChat

    Violence and crime do not have an area code nor an IP address, and the prevalence of ephemeral and anonymous social applications continues to provide a breeding ground for inappropriate information.Read More

  5. Michigan Dining’s Delicious New Content

    Food For Thought: Social Media & Customer Service It’s now considered normal for people to take pictures of their food. At almost every meal. Every day. So when Michigan DiningRead More

  6. Scatterhoard

        U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) has put a sword-wielding squirrel atop a unicorn as it floats through space—that’s not something you see every day.Read More

  7. Yik Yak

    I decided to finish writing this blog post in the quiet of the South Quad 9th floor study area when a group of loud boys disrupted everyone nearby. As IRead More

  8. Too Much of a Good Thing? When It’s Time To Say Goodbye to Your Social Profiles

    The University of Michigan has 11 social profiles, with roughly 760K fans and followers – and these are only the accounts managed by our team at #UMsocial. Outside, there areRead More

  9. Changing a Social World, One Hashtag at a Time

    “You, Class of 2014, are our collective hopes as a society. With your dreams and discoveries, you will change the world.” President Mary Sue Coleman #MGoGrad The collective theme of Saturday’sRead More

  10. Utilizing Social Media in Your Job Search

      As commencement nears, all graduating seniors are likely thinking about the same thing: finding a job. Whether you’re thinking of moving out of state or staying close by, utilizingRead More