1. Andrew Einhorn, M.S. CEO, OhMyGov Inc. 703-243-3461 [email_address] The Science of Social Media What Analytics & Academics Can Teach Us May 11, 2011
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3. Basic Project Management Steps 1. Baseline Assessment 2. Set Goals 3. Brainstorm & Create Ideas 4. Set Objectives 5. Launch 6. Obtain Feedback 7. Measure Performance 8. Make Improvements
21. Measuring Relevance Hot on Twitter: @BreakingNews: US blocks $30 billion in Libya assets, the largest freeze ever, Treasury Dept. says RT @zacharykarabell: Treasury Dept reports that China owns even more US debt than we thought. That's a lot of debt http://tinyurl.com/49nxwuz #china #economy Treasury Dept. Analysis March 1, 2011
23. EPA Case Study Goal : EPA launches YouTube contest to create best pro-environmental videos with cash prizes for the winner. Wanted to crowd-source creation of videos.
24. EPA Case Study Outcome : Blogs and Twitterverse clamor over EPA “greenwashing” propoganda to justify more environmental regulation.
You can only see what’s immediately ahead of you. You are missing the big picture.
Just as you wouldn’t fly a plane without data, you shouldn’t engage your stakeholders without information.
All potential data sources
All potential data sources
All potential data sources
Facebook mirrors reality
Facebook mirrors reality
Facebook mirrors reality
Agencies can look at what other agencies are saying and issue their own statements without stepping on each others toes Politics: who's taking credit; who's giving credit? Bump in public support? To Who? Obama? Navy Seals? What is public saying?
Can use tool to watch public reactions to key events to determine impact Can use for elections to monitor dialogue & benchmark publciity levels Trump gained big bump in fans after birth certificate announced and he took credit
Not enough to know message; need to know how big an audience is being reached by messaging as well.
Not enough to know message; need to know how big an audience is being reached by messaging as well.
VA can use comments from staff and determine best way to communicate information internally.
While everyone talking about China and Libya, Treasury is addressing other issues.
Kindling is Uservoice on steroids; additional reporting and eval features. Backboard is like using MS Word track changes without having to circulate a document. Everyone can come in and add their comments and changes in one place. Helps with document control.
Free tools include asking for feedback via Twitter or a Blog, or using Google moderator, which lets you submit and vote up or down ideas the way one can on Uservoice. Starbucks uses Salesforce.com social networking platform to enlist best ideas from fans and create community around those ideas Backboard is real-time document commenting/feedback platform that makes process of obtaining feedback more efficient. No more emails and file versions.
- you just need to understand how to find it and what to do with it.