Abcs Of Social-media

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The ABC’s of Social Media: Communicating on the Read/Write Web SHEL HOLTZ, ABC blogger, “a shel of my former self” podcast co-host, “For Immediate Release” IABC Teleseminar July 13, 2006

The Seismic Shifts 2

 Web 2.0 – the evolution from read-only to

read/write  Anyone with a point of view can talk to the world   

Text Audio Video

 Disrupting traditional businesses and models  New companies, new ideas appearing to leverage the

shifts

Truths 3

 New media do not replace old media  Markets are conversations  The audience controls the message  Numbers don’t matter

The Long Tail 4

“We sold more books today that didn't sell at all yesterday than we sold today of all the books that did sell yesterday.”

Participation 5

Institutions must cede control of the message in order to participate in the conversation.

Forces of Change: Equation #1 6

Low barriers to entry + Pervasive access + Growing broadband + Attention devices (RSS) = The Net’s original promise

Forces of Change: Equation #2 7

The Net’s original promise + Shifts in trust + Demands for transparency = Tectonic change

Who Do We Trust? 8

We trust…  Each other  Independent subject matter experts  NGOs We don’t trust…  Business  Government  Mainstream media

“Person like y ourself or y our peer” is seen as the m ost credible spokesperson about a com pany and am ong the top three spokespeople in ev ery country surv ey ed. – 2006 Annual Edelman Trust Barometer

The Era of Social Computing 9

The social structure in which technology puts power in communities, not institutions.

The First Rumblings of Tectonic Change 10

 Social communication tools  Weblogs  Podcasts  Internet telephony  Mobile/text/video  Virtual communities  My Space  Second Life

A Person Like Me… 11

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Participate in the Conversation 15

Facilitate the Conversation: Build Community 21

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The Wisdom of Crowds 23

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Monitoring the read/write web 30

 A range of free tools  BlogPulse  Technorati  Alexa  Feedburner  Fee-based services  What to monitor  Inbound links/connections  Conversation (tone, side-by-side comparisons)  Potential impact on reputation

Communication Choices 31

Engage and Participate

vs.

Transmit

Advocate

vs.

Preach

Influence and Persuade

vs.

Command and Control

Informal and Conversational

vs.

Formal and Instructive

Build Community

vs.

Tell Your Audience

Case Study: The Hobson & Holtz Report 32

 Started January 2005  First podcast in the 



  

communication profession Co-hosts: Neville Hobson (Amsterdam) and Shel Holtz (California) 70-90 mins, twice weekly, Monday and Thursday, recorded via Skype Global audience Local reporters Building community

Why Podcast? 33

 Low barriers to entry  Anybody can do it  A growing audience  10 million and counting  Niche audiences  You can listen while doing something else

It’s About Community 34

    

Gl obal di stri bu ti on : FIR l i sten ers 31/5/06 h ttp://www.frappr.com /fi r

Involve listeners Listen to them Encourage listeners Address their needs Engage

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Let’s Listen… 36

But wait…there’s more 37

 Citizen journalism  Citizen marketing  Open source marketing  Microformats and “edge” communication  AJAX

Conversation… 38  Shel Holtz, ABC

Web: www.holtz.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 415.367.3820

 Podcast: For Immediate Release

co-hosted with Neville Hobson, ABC www.forimmediaterelease.biz  Blog: a shel of my former self blog.holtz.com

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