The Filter is a weekly post made up of the best tech, fundraising, and alumni relations conversations that caught our eye in the last seven days.
TECH
Instagram—since being acquired by Facebook—has passed Twitter in smartphone usage (Forbes)
Facebook Places to replace Foursquare on Instagram (Fast Company)
Virtual seats are the future of event-going (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
FUNDRAISING
More charities are accepting virtual currency—should you? (Star Tribune)
Charitable giving way up in 2013 (Associations Now)
ALUMNI RELATIONS
LinkedIn’s new tools measure your content marketing score (LinkedIn)
Facebook tests a new ‘Save’ feature for your alums’ favorite posts (VentureBeat)
HAPPY TUESDAY!
The top 5 higher ed April Fool’s webpages! (College Wed Editor)
We read and scour as much as we can, but if one of your faves didn’t make this week’s list, be sure to let us know in the Comments section below!