News & Alerts
Browse our News & Alerts posts or select a category for technology news, updates and announcements from the Office of Information Technology.
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View our list of 2023 web content management trainings. Self-paced courses and online sessions will be available to CAES and UGA Extension web content managers.
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Adapted from an email sent by Dean Nick Place to faculty on June 14, 2023. The University of Georgia’s Division of Marketing and Communications (MarComm) recently announced the upgrade of UGA’s logo system to a registered trademark.
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After consultation with our in-house cybersecurity experts and state technology officials, we are immediately directing institutions that TikTok, as well as Telegram and WeChat, not be used on any state-owned and/or -issued devices including mobile phones and laptops unless it is for an authorized law enforcement or security purpose.
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Welcome to another great year of Digital Delivery Trainings! In these sessions, the goal is to provide training, support, and information on how to efficiently communicate and train across digital platforms. By clicking the links you will be taken to the Extension Training System (ETS) where you can self-register for these sessions. Recordings available upon…
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It was recently announced that Facebook Analytics, which provided usage statistics for Facebook traffic, will no longer exist after June 30, 2021. Users of this service should download any reports or data they might need later before that date. After June 30, Facebook Business manager will be the go-to place for page analytics. Read more…
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Overview of upcoming changes In order to improve security and reduce the instances of “Zoom Bombing,” UGA will enable the Zoom Waiting Room setting for all future Zoom meetings at close of business on 11/13/2020. After 11/13/2020, meeting hosts will now have to “admit” each attendee into the meeting before they can view and participate.…
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Update as of Sept 21, 2020 We received the following information from Zoom regarding the security changes previously announced for September 27th. “At Zoom, customers are our number one priority, and we always strive to bring you the best, most secure video meeting experience in the industry. In June we reached out about a new…
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Starting on September 1, 2020 connecting to UGA’s VPN will be required in order to access the AEM Author website from remote locations. The AEM Author website will be inaccessible to users who do not first connect to the VPN. Requiring the use of a VPN, or “Virtual Private Network,” is a way to ensure…
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This webinar was meant to give UGA Cooperative Extension county employees with some working knowledge of MailChimp extra help getting setting up their audience and email campaigns. Watch the MailChimp 101 webinar recording for more information on account set up and other more basic MailChimp questions. In this article: * Outline * Recording * Additional…
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Please be aware of these important Zoom updates. 1. Mandatory Zoom Upgrade On April 27, 2020, Zoom released version 5.0 of the Zoom client software. Many of the updates center around improved security and better functionality. After May 30th, you must have version 5.0 or later of the Zoom client to participate in Zoom meetings…