Our very own shaman

Jim Parker, aka university webmaster, has authored a chapter in what looks to be an interesting new book, “Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers,” coming out in May ‘08 from University of Texas Press. Take a look at Jim’s chapter, “Where is the Shaman?”, if for no other reason [...]

All quiet on the Commodore front

A quick survey of Vandy Webcams this morning (screenshots below) confirmed my suspicion that most people have done left Dodge for the Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Turkey Day, everyone.

I’d like to thank the academy…

So, get this: Vanderbilt has been nominated for 11, count them, ELEVEN, Emmy awards for our rockin’ Web videos by the Mid-South chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This marks the first time that Vanderbilt has been recognized with the opportunity to compete for the highest honor in television.
NATAS received more [...]

More Tube

My compadres at the Vanderbilt Medical Center have also been loading exciting Vanderbilt videos into YouTube – take a look, and watch the video below, a moving testament to LifeFlight.

Whose tube? OUR Tube!

I mentioned briefly a few weeks ago that we had a new presence on YouTube, but now I am mentioning it more loudly – VANDERBILT HAS A BRANDED CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE.
Sorry, didn’t mean to shout. Guess I’m a little excited. We officially launched the channel yesterday and by the end of today will have [...]