In this post I would like to do a quick review of how the media hub and activity stream on the Missouri State homepage function, as well as some general rules and suggestions for getting your content to appear on the homepage.
View the presentation slides On Oct. 24, Sara Clark and I presented at HighEdWeb 2011 in Austin, Tx. We showcased how we used our braaaains to bring content from many different sources to life by adding an institutional lifestream to our homepage. This stream combines Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare, Flickr, blog and RSS items from […]
One of the key components of the Missouri State website redesign is the new Activity Stream. It’s featured on both the Missouri State homepage and Current Students page. The activity stream is a combination of content feeds from various campus providers – University Relations, Public Affairs, SGA, Athletics, SAC and the Bookstore to name just a few.
Not only does it pull in content from many different providers, but it also pulls in content from different services such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Delicious and various RSS feeds. This makes for a very dynamic and constantly changing stream of information.