This week, the don't get caught team retreated to a secret, undisclosed location to plot and plan new ventures, coverage and consulting services...and while my plan was to tweet far less than usual, I also found glitches in a few feeds, so many items I meant to share stayed hidden. All the more reason to do this weekly roundup--so you can see what I managed to share (and didn't) this week on Twitter, where I'm @dontgetcaught:- Why are colleges flunking web strategy 101? asked Fast Company. Among other things, you may be treating your website as a project, rather than a process. Read on for more.
- Can you apply multimedia skills to non-multimedia jobs? Normally, I love the 10,000 Words blog, but this post suggests in its headline that PR folks, educators and entrepreneurs are "non-multimedia jobs." Despite that foolery, check this post to glean other insights.
- Do you have the 10 web skills every journalist must have? I liked much better this post, from which you can steal some ideas for the job description you keep writing for your next communications hire.
- Are you mobile ready? That just means being ready, according to this post.
- Do you know how Facebook decides what to put in your news feed? These 10 prioritizers will help you decide what to post.
- Do you think older Americans don't use mobile devices? Think again, thanks to this clue-you-in post.
- Do you know the sites that exemplify the "new curators of the social web?" They are Slices of Boulder, Storify and Swift River, according to this post from the Groundswell blog.
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