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Trademark Licensing moves into OmniUpdate
Mar. 20, 2014—The Office of Trademark Licensing, which ensures that Vanderbilt’s brand identity is properly represented on goods and services, moved into OmniUpdate and went live with a redesign at the end of February. Thanks to Mary Ann Daniel-Kaszuba for being such a great partner on this project!
Federal Relations launches new site in Omni
Feb. 5, 2014—Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations advocates on behalf of federal legislation, regulations and policy that could affect Vanderbilt University. They recently launched a shiny new website, now managed in OmniUpdate. We have consulted with them over the past year on their new social media presences as well — they’ve launched both Twitter and Facebook presences...
Our year in social media
Dec. 19, 2013—Take a look at our most popular Facebook posts, most ReTweeted Tweets, most watched YouTube videos, most liked Instagram photo, and more memorable moments from 2013. 2013 Year in Review >>
Get social
Dec. 19, 2013—Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIN, Google+, Flickr, YouTube – the list goes on. With so many ways to keep up with what’s happening at Vanderbilt, it can start to feel a little overwhelming. Now you can get all of your social media in one place: Get Social, an aggregator of various social media platforms and...
Sitemason retirement
Dec. 2, 2013—If you have Sitemason tools associated with your VUnetID, you should have received an email from VUIT on November 30 about the upcoming Sitemason retirement. This email contained a link UNIQUE TO YOU asking for information about your Sitemason tools. If you did not receive an email – please let us know and we will...
Twitter bootcamp
Nov. 5, 2013—“I know I need to be on Twitter, but I just don’t know where to begin. So, I haven’t.” Does this describe you, your co-workers, your students or your professor? Help is here. I was recently lucky enough to contribute to Twitter Bootcamp, a 28-day crash course for people new to Twitter. Even if you’ve been...
Library system launches new websites
Aug. 13, 2013—The Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University has launched its new website. The redesign takes into account library user feedback while capturing advances in Web design to create a robust user-centered experience. This two-year project is the culmination of a huge collective effort, involving staff from across the Heard Library and University Web...
Welcome our new team members!
Jul. 15, 2013—Did you notice our avatars are missing from the Web Comm homepage? Oh…. and the ELEVEN new names listed as part of the team now? Wondering what’s going on? I’m here to give you the 411. As you may have already heard, a significant outcome of the IT Transformation Initiative was the July 1 launch...
OmniUpdate Dependency Manager now enabled for binary files
May. 9, 2013—Now that we’ve enabled the Dependency Manager for binary files, images and documents will be uploaded to the staging server instead of going straight to production. The restore feature will now work for images and documents and additionally, it will keep track of file names, their locations, and revisions. Binary files: Non-text based files such...
We’re looking for an awesome web developer… is that you?
Apr. 22, 2013—UPDATE: We found our awesome person! Welcome aboard, Bo Link. We are seeking a Web developer to provide programming and Web development support for our office, University Web Communications, which is the central Web development office for Vanderbilt University. We are a growing team of very awesome people that works closely together on all projects....
Off our nut: Squirrelcast
Apr. 2, 2013— UPDATE: Apparently the week of April 8 is Squirrel Week, and our furry foray into the world of squirrels was recognized by the Washington Post. We’re doing important work here, people. Every year, universities around the country take great pleasure in April Fool’s pranks. And every year, we sit back and watch the madness...
Telling the Vanderbilt Story
Mar. 19, 2013—This was one of those A-HA! projects that come out of nowhere and then takes over your life—but in a good way. Lacy and I were brainstorming about something or other when we had the idea to create a site that focuses on the people at Vanderbilt. Faculty. Staff. Students. Alumni. Not the research they’re...