In the spirit of the upcoming Olympics, the editors at CollegeSurfing.com put on their judge hats to award some accolades to the top social media innovators among the nation's colleges and universities. From active Twitter feeds and fan-packed Facebook pages to creative YouTube videos and compelling blogs, here are the 50 schools that captivated us with their social media savvy. Congratulations to the medal winners in the first CollegeSurfing.com "Web 2.0 College Olympics..."
Gold Medal Winners
1. Tufts
University - What's for dinner? If you're a student at
Tufts, you'll always be in the know about your next meal since the
school's two dining halls tweet breakfast,
lunch, and dinner menus every day of the week. Tufts maintains a handful
of other Twitter feeds, like @TuftsUniversity and @TischLibrary.
Students interested in the school can join the Tufts Facebook group,
which is moderated by more than two dozen students and also provides
links to a variety of student and administrator blogs. Plus, the
university has an entire site dedicated to Web 2.0 tools like wikis,
podcasts, conferencing, and more. 
2. Johns
Hopkins University - The prolific feed of Johns Hopkins
University is packed with tips on everything from area restaurants to
major money-saving deals on Windows 7. Plus, the school gets props
for letting the Twitterverse in on its tongue-in-cheek swine flu lexicon. Twenty current
students are official bloggers for the Hopkins Interactive hub, which
also presents student profiles, videos, and discussion forums. Johns
Hopkins even maintains a separate Facebook page for prospective
students.
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Author: The CollegeBound Network Editorial Staff
