Out of this world
(Finding your way in the social media galaxy) Andrew Colgoni Science Fluencies Librarian
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What is this place?
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What is social media? • Online • Participatory • Text, images, videos, audio, links, etc. • Content consumers content providers • One-to-many many-to-many • ...above all, it’s SOCIAL! “Social Media in Plain English” Monday, May 11, 2009
Social Software
• Wikis • Social • Blogs
bookmarking
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• LinkedIn • Facebook • • Second Life YouTube • Twitter
OK, but why are we talking about this? Monday, May 11, 2009
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Facebook has
200,000,000 active users.
36,000,000 use LinkedIn.
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Twitter use has gone up
+700% over the past year.
10,000,000 unique visitors in March. Monday, May 11, 2009
A single YouTube video might be watched 40 Million times.
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So, how can you use social tools to engage your audience? Monday, May 11, 2009
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Me
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My Followers
Me
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My Followers
the lingo: tweet: a message @colgoni: a reply tweet d colgoni: a direct (private) tweet RT: re-tweet #topic: a hashtag Monday, May 11, 2009
• Instant communication. Instant feedback. • Give personality to yourself or your brand.
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• Search. What are people talking about? • Find and Follow significant or important people.
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www.exectweets.com
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• Monitor News and Important Groups or Organizations.
• Create a News feed. Create multiple feeds.
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• Ask questions of your community. Solicit feedback.
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• Share knowledge within your organization.
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• Add commentary to conferences or other gatherings.
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• Add commentary to conferences or other gatherings.
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• Only follow individuals that add ‘value’
• Beware high
signal:noise ratio
• Don’t be afraid to ‘unfollow’
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Discover what works for you
• Be Authentic • Be more than ‘news’ • Follow your followers • Reply and Retweet • Diversify • Don’t over-tweet (5-6) Diosa Communications, 10 Twitter Tips for Higher Education Monday, May 11, 2009
"I use my personal profiles for professional networking and we don't have formal policy. My policy is not say anything on Twitter that would embarrass my mother." Monday, May 11, 2009
Linkedin “the professional facebook” But what is it really good for? Monday, May 11, 2009
1. Networking.
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1. Networking.
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1. Networking.
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1. Networking.
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1I. Creating a professional online presence. ‘instant resume’
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1I. Creating a professional online presence. ‘instant resume’
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III. Research: - reference checks - prospects
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IV. Job Hunting What are others with my skill set doing?
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IV. Job Hunting What are others with my skill set doing?
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V. Ask Questions, get Answers.
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V. Ask Questions, get Answers.
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Some Etiquette: • Only connect with people you know. • Ok to ignore requests from people. Monday, May 11, 2009
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You made it, now share it! Connect your social media! Monday, May 11, 2009
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Use targeted ads to reach specific user groups
• Advertise to
promote your McMaster event (already on Facebook!)
• Promote your
facebook presence ‘offline’
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Personal Use
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Is FaceBook personal or professional?
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Will you need to selfcensor? or be yourself..
• Be aware of policy - does it exist? Should it?
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Connect with Alumni
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Video tours of new additions to campus
• Presentations by prominent Mac scholars
• Inventions and discoveries by Faculty Profiles of high-achieving alumni • Monday, May 11, 2009
Connect with Students
• Welcome to Hamilton! What can you do here?
• What can you expect from a lecture
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Fun things that happen on campus
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Mix it up
Use video with long term appeal, and include current / hot topics
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See what other universities are doing
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Opportunity to collaborate with other groups on campus
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So, the point?
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The Point
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The tools are free, fairly easy & your audience is already using them
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Allow you to reach & engage your audience in new ways
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But, wait! 3 things to think about
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It’s not about the tools. It’s about what you do with them Monday, May 11, 2009
Just because you build it, doesn’t mean they will come. Monday, May 11, 2009
Beware the law of unintended consequences. Monday, May 11, 2009
Thanks! Monday, May 11, 2009
Image Credits • • • • •
Web 2.0 City: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gualtierocatrame/463128886/
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cufflinks: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/
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social software logos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/101793493/ yellow chairs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josa/33806215/ Dunder Mifflin: http://www.macbezz.com/2007/11/dumbing-down-of-love.html Mao the pug (& his Mac): http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronschmidt/ 273359885/in/set-72157602424025650
Websites and Ideas Credits
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Slide 23: Diosa Communications, 10 Twitter Tips for Higher Education, http:// www.diosacommunications.com/10twittertipsforhighereducation.htm