{"id":17635,"date":"2016-01-27T20:46:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T20:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=17635"},"modified":"2016-01-27T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T20:46:26","slug":"how-to-be-baylorproud-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2016\/01\/how-to-be-baylorproud-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be BaylorProud on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17791\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/baylorproud-sm-2-jan16.jpg\" alt=\"Be BaylorProud on social media\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/baylorproud-sm-2-jan16.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/baylorproud-sm-2-jan16-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/baylorproud-sm-2-jan16-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You love Baylor. We know you do. Why else would you be on the BaylorProud blog? You talk us up to your friends and family, and you post online for your followers to see your love. But, thanks to social media, there are even more ways you can tell the world about Baylor!<\/p>\n<p>Statistics tell us that you are probably on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, and if so, we trust that you&#8217;ve already &#8220;liked&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Baylor-University-61388081925\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor University<\/a>\u00a0there. But that&#8217;s just the beginning;\u00a0there are many more ways you can show love for your alma mater via\u00a0Facebook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/299284303519326\" target=\"_blank\">get notifications<\/a> whenever Baylor posts, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/community\/question\/?id=149179342085573\" target=\"_blank\">have your feed show Baylor\u2019s posts first<\/a>.\u00a0Never miss out on news about your university!<\/li>\n<li>Share posts that really resonate with you. It\u2019s the easiest and best thing you can do on Facebook to fling your green and gold.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/218027134882349\" target=\"_blank\">Tag your friends<\/a> in comments on the Baylor page to reminisce about your time here\u00a0and maybe even plan a group trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re an avid <strong>Twitter<\/strong> user, you probably follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/baylorproud\" target=\"_blank\">@BaylorProud<\/a>, and we certainly hope you follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/baylor\" target=\"_blank\">@Baylor<\/a> too! Here\u2019s how to help out in the Twitterverse:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20170803?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">get notified<\/a> every time these accounts tweet. (See instructions for <a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20169920\" target=\"_blank\">receiving texts as updates<\/a> and for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20170803\" target=\"_blank\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20169333\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a>\u00a0notifications.)<\/li>\n<li>When tweeting about Baylor, tag\u00a0@Baylor so your friends\u00a0can easily find the account. And if you have something you want to show us, tag\u00a0@BaylorProud!<\/li>\n<li>Use hashtags. They not only give people a sense of what Baylor is all about, but they give us tons to share! Our most commonly used hashtags are #Baylor, #SicEm and #BaylorProud.<\/li>\n<li>And of course, retweet, retweet, retweet!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More into photography than you are words? You must love <strong>Instagram<\/strong>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bayloruniversity\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor does too<\/a>! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2014\/06\/baylor-named-the-no-6-most-influential-college-on-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\">No. 6 most influential university\u00a0on Instagram<\/a> is definitely worth a follow &#8212; but there\u2019s plenty more you can do to share the love on Instagram:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/546541825361643\" target=\"_blank\">Turn on post notifications<\/a> for Baylor. Just like with Facebook and Twitter, this ensures you won\u2019t miss a post!<\/li>\n<li>Tag @bayloruniversity in your photos and captions, and add a location to your photo when you\u2019re on campus. All of this gives users an easy way to find out more about Baylor!<\/li>\n<li>Use hashtags. Many of the same ones on Twitter are also popular on Instagram! Use #MyBaylor for anything you really want to show the university. You never know if they\u2019ll use your photo and make you \u201cBaylor famous\u201d!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Bears on social media!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You love Baylor. We know you do. Why else would you be on the BaylorProud blog? You talk us up to your friends and family, and you post online for your followers to see your love. But, thanks to social media, there are even more ways you can tell the world about Baylor! 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