StudentAdvisor.com’s Spring 2012 Top 100 Social Media Colleges© rankings demonstrates the varied power of social media in colleges and universities around the world today. Harvard University (#1) has risen back to the top of the rankings displacing Johns Hopkins University (#2). Both schools have extraordinary social media communities and continue to innovate and execute their social media strategies exceptionally well.
“In addition, the use of image sharing social networks, like Pinterest and Instagram, has exploded in popularity. The schools on our list do an incredible job of harnessing the power of social media to keep their own communities informed and show the world what they are all about.” The University of Kentucky (#7) proves they are not only excellent on the basketball court by winning the NCAA 2012 title, but that they are also actively engaged through social media. According to the university, the social media elements of their “see blue” admissions marketing campaign targeted at prospective and incoming students have even been embraced by the faculty, staff and alumni on their own accounts. In addition, they had remarkable social media outreach during the NCAA March Madness Tournament. When the Mayor of Lexington, KY declared Friday, March 30 – Monday, April 2, 2012 as “Big Blue Days”, the university alerted their social media community far and wide of the momentous recognition.
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