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March 26, 2013 Brandt 1 Comment #TeamWebComm, iTunes U, Just For Fun

I remember when I was interviewing to join the Web Comm team to work on iTunes U, one question they asked me, as many employers do, was “Why do you want this job?” I responded, “You want to pay me to tell people how awesome The University of Oklahoma is. I already do this for […]

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