{"id":7299,"date":"2015-04-09T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.studyabroad101.com\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2022-12-28T08:26:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:26:35","slug":"abroad101-providers-newsletter-spring-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/abroad101-providers-newsletter-spring-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Abroad101 Providers Newsletter – Spring 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been 16 months since Abroad101 has been under new management, and as witnessed by the strong show of support at the recent Forum conference, we are happy to report that Abroad101 is back in full swing, with the best yet to come. \u00a0Here’s just a little bit of what’s been happening at the first and largest study abroad review website:<\/span><\/p>\n

Study Abroad Rankings Released\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abroad101 released its fourth annual Study Abroad Rankings in late March, designed to highlight the thousands of program evaluations and reviews that we collect each year. \u00a0The rankings are compiled from rating scores in the student reviews, which we use to recognize top study abroad semester programs, top summer programs, and top providers. \u00a0Also highlighted are top non-traditional destinations, budget-friendly countries, most livable cities, and top food cities (remember, these are college students!).<\/p>\n

To be considered for the rankings, programs must be listed in the Abroad101 directories and must have received a sufficient number of student reviews. \u00a0From the 1,424 programs that received reviews, our analyst crunched numbers, set thresholds, and used Bayesian Analysis with a Standard Deviation adjustment to generate the scores that determined the students\u2019 choice winners. \u00a0We were quite pleased at the diversity of the programs that were recognized in this process and hope that the publicity this generates draws more students and their families to look at the breadth of what study abroad has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"student-Universe\"<\/a>We’d like to thank StudentUniverse, our sponsor this year. \u00a0In addition to saving students money on individual flights, they offer academic group travel and have some nice administration tools for program managers. \u00a0Click here to learn more\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Update Your Free Listings, Add Videos:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 9,400 programs in the Abroad101 directory; over 1,500 of these are foreign university direct enroll and exchange programs, and more than 3,000 are defined as faculty-led programs. \u00a0Our team is constantly updating, adding, and revising listings, and we hope you will help us by visiting Abroad101 to review your listings and then send us updates. \u00a0Each listing can be updated through your provider’s account where you can revise descriptions, add academic subject areas, and upload photos. \u00a0If you forgot your login, please let us know at support@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To make your listings more attractive, please add videos. \u00a0You can embed YouTube-style videos in your Free Listings by adding the “iframe” text to the video field in your listing. \u00a0You can find the iframe text on YouTube by clicking the share icon, then embed, then copy that text and paste it into the edit screen in your Abroad101 account dashboard. \u00a0If that seems too daunting, feel free to email us the link to the desired video and our staff will take care of that for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need to have program titles changed, locations edited, or host universities added, our crew would also be happy to help. \u00a0Please send those details by email to support@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rich Snippets and Review Star Search<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

No, Rich Snippets is not a B-movie actor. Rich Snippets are extensions to site tags for search engines. \u00a0Abroad101 has added them to our site so you can now see review counts, a rating score, and an eye-catching star graphic by your Abroad101 listing on the major search engines. Type your program name and the word “review” into your favorite search engine to see Rich Snippets at work. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abroad101 joins Generation Study Abroad<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abroad101 has joined IIE’s Generation Study Abroad and our pledge to help double study abroad comes in the form of doubling our support for Crowd Funding and our “Abroad101 Student of the Week” project. \u00a0Each week we take a deserving student, contribute cash toward their fundraising and boost their efforts with publicity and recognition. \u00a0In addition, the referenced program reviews can help students in their fundraising by highlighting the experience of earlier students and helping friends and family become comfortable with the student’s goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reviews are Social Media:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A well-crafted student review is a beautiful thing. \u00a0With photos, constructive criticism, and reflective and forward thinking writing samples, reviews from Abroad101 can be points of pride with which students can highlight and share their experiences. Abroad101 syndicates the best of the reviews of our advertisers through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; we also highlight the best photos through Pinterest. \u00a0Our Social Media Editor takes a highlight or a quote from each review and shares it, along with matching hashtags and tagged accounts, into our feeds to further extend the power of each review. \u00a0When you see one, give it a boost: like it, retweet it, tag it as a favorite. \u00a0If you haven’t caught the Social Media wave, start now with these Abroad101 networks:<\/span><\/p>\n