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Below are articles from July 1-9 on collegiate athletic social networking, electronic media guides and virtual media days along with Texas A&M University’s campus-wide social media marketing strategies.
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Texas A&M's all-student push with social media marketing ... ACC addresses social networking issues in the conference
[July 9, 2009 - Texas A&M Takes an Active Approach to Social Media Marketing, by Denise Harrison and Cindy Skalsky, CampusTechnology.com](http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/07/09/texas-a-m-takes-an-active-approach-to-social-media-marketing.aspx)
[July 9, 2009 - Social networking in the ACC, by Heather Dinich, ESPN.com](http://myespn.go.com/blogs/acc/0-6-281/Social-networking-in-the-ACC.html)
From ESPN.com: 4-Part Series on "Social Networking and College Athletics"
Series summary: Online social networks are changing the way people communicate. As college athletics embraces and explores this new phenomenon, its potential benefits -- and pitfalls -- are becoming evident.
[July 9, 2009 - How much is too much? Schools aim to educate, insulate student-athletes about social networking, by Heather Dinich, ESPN.com](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4314154)
[July 8, 2009 - Putting the ball into athletes' hands: Online social networks change recruiting landscape for high school athletes, by Brian Bennett, ESPN.com](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=bennett_brian&id=4311480)
[July 7, 2009 - Defining the different shades of gray: Online social networks like Twitter and Facebook expose gray areas in recruiting, by Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4309373)
[July 6, 2009 - Colleges, coaches explore the new frontier of online social networks, by Graham Watson](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4308218)
Sun Belt Goes Virtual for Media Day ... UWGB introduces digital media guides ... Oregon State rides momentum of new media
[July 2, 2009 - Sun Belt Conference goes Virtual for Media Day, by John Rice, Sports Video Group Contributing Writer](http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2009/07/02/sun-belt-conference-goes-virtual-for-media-day/)
[July 1, 2009 - Students make UWGB’s new website, electronic media guides a reality
by John Rice, Sports Video Group contributing writer](http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2009/07/01/students-make-uwgb%E2%80%99s-new-website-electronic-media-guides-a-reality/)
[June 30, 2009 - Oregon State athletics ahead of the technology curve, by Cliff Kirkpatrick, Corvallis Gazette-Times](http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/06/28/beavers_sports/top_story/1osu01_tech062809.prt)
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