Mew Media http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia It's the cat's meow. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Scroll Clock http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/18/scroll-clock/ http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/18/scroll-clock/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:02 +0000 malakhi http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/?p=261 Scroll Clock

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The main BU Alumni site offers campus and alumni news and events, class notes, career information, US and international clubs and programs.

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/06/alumni/feed/ 0 And the verdict is… http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/05/and-the-verdict-is/ http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/05/and-the-verdict-is/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:19 +0000 malakhi http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/?p=248 Part 1

Part 2

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Anthropology is the study of all aspects of human life—from our biological evolution to our modern societies, religions, and economies

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Typewar: the most addictive online game ever.

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/03/typewar/feed/ 0 You should take New Media to lunch now http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/03/you-should-take-new-media-to-lunch-now/ http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/2009/11/03/you-should-take-new-media-to-lunch-now/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:19 +0000 Bob Holt http://blogs.bu.edu/newmedia/?p=238 When we build websites, we often think of creating a “call to action” for the user and enticing them to follow certain links on a page.

One person has done a little empirical research to figure out how the language of those calls to action impact the click-through rates of the associated links.

In short, more forceful language seems to create higher click-through rates.

So, we’re hungry and you should buy us lunch. Now. Let’s go.

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The New Media site gets a facelift after 6 years.

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see more Funny Graphs

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Research at Boston University 2009 is the annual magazine highlighting research done at Boston University over the previous year.

New Media integrated the 2009 edition into the existing BU Research website.

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University Honors College is an honors program for the highest-achieving and most creative students that draws on the full range of resources at Boston University.

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