Take a picture in front of the Michigan Wings. A new interactive mural features U-M and Ann Arbor landmarks that will make any soon-to-be-graduate feel nostalgic. Don’t forgetRead More

    Breakups are hard. We’ve all gone through them, driving ourselves crazy second-guessing our decision and wondering if we’re really doing the right thing. Would breaking up with SnapchatRead More

  Today is my last day at UMSocial. This office moves near the speed of light, but it’s still hard to believe that three years have gone by so quickly.Read More

    Cybersecurity continues to be a hot topic as more and more people are finding that their online data has been compromised. (Maybe it’s time we read the fineRead More

      To err is human, as the saying goes. Fortunately, our errors are usually small, forgivable, and relatively unnoticed, like neglecting to make more coffee in the breakroom.Read More

    We asked our #UMSocial interns to give us some insight on social media from their perspectives.       Where do you see social in 5 to 10Read More

    If my Instagram stories from last week are any indication, I traveled to New Orleans primarily to ingest as many beignets, pralines, and slices of King cake asRead More

Cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death. It results in 17.9 million deaths each year, and that number is expected to increase to 23.6 million by 2030. OriginallyRead More

      It should come as no surprise that social media users represent themselves differently on each platform. Instagram, in particular, allows users to visually cultivate their own personalRead More

    You check Facebook, after closing Instagram, while a Snapchat notification comes in. And then your Tinder date cancels…and somehow, in all this, you remain unfazed by the numberRead More

  What did your significant other do for you this Valentine’s Day?   Did they pick you up a box of chocolate truffles and surprise you with them at work?Read More

    With Facebook, everything has a price tag. On the one hand, Pages can grow organically and let the algorithm have a go at their content. Facebook decides howRead More

    We share just about everything on the internet these days, naive about the fact that our constant over-sharing grants the world access to our deepest secrets. We checkRead More

  Using social media as a marketing tool requires being where the audience is. But choosing social platforms for higher ed can be challenging because we have so many differentRead More

  Everyone loves a good story. Whether around the office water cooler or in your news feed, if a story makes you laugh or cry, it got your attention andRead More

On January 15, U-M’s Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives coordinated the 32nd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium: “The Fierce Urgency of Now.” Throughout the month of January,Read More

  Facebook was originally designed to bring people closer together. It was a place to stay connected with new friends and reconnect with old ones. Our News Feeds were meantRead More

  Our team is growing!   Introducing…our two newest interns and our new Social Media Manager! We’re thrilled to announce the addition of three new member of the #UMSocial team.WeRead More

  As we kick off a brand-new year, we are looking forward to what new and exciting tools will be introduced in 2018. Social media is constantly changing, and thereRead More

    The UMSocial Top 5 :   1. Happy 200th Birthday   On August 26 U-M officially celebrated its yearlong 200th birthday! The “Happy Birthday” video was shared onRead More