Category Archives: College

Insights and opinions about higher education, especially related to the College of William & Mary.

Tablet PC integration proves duly rewarding

By Andy DeSoto | Published: August 9, 2008

Every once in a while I enjoy taking a step away from the broader picture of Internet technology and social media services to more closely examine the impact technology is having within my own community. When I learned that a chemistry professor at my university, the College of William & Mary, had received a national award for his use of technology in the classroom, I knew I had to share the news with readers here at andydesoto.com.

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College news sources should be using full RSS feeds

By Andy DeSoto | Published: July 8, 2008

Last week, I spent a decent bit of time working on a side project of mine, a podcast homepage that also features the latest excerpts from campus news sources. As I worked to implement an accessible yet intellectual property-respecting aggregation page, I came across a surprising find: not a single one of my university news sources’ RSS feeds provides the full feed; rather, each only syndicates the excerpt of each article.

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