This is a live presentation by @EdCabellon on how to use Social Media to build communities at the college level. This is for anyone wanting to learn how to use social media as well as experienced practitioners wanting to see how BSC uses it.
1. ! ? ! ! ? ? ? ? ! ! Fostering an Online Community Through Social Media Presented by: Ed Cabellon, Director – Rondileau Campus Center For Bridgewater State College’s Student Affairs Divisioned.cabellon@bridgew.edu Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @EdCabellon, #BSCtech
2. Learning Outcomes Why Social Media, Why Now? Tutorials on Facebook and Twitter Best Practices
6. Video Uploading / Sharing Service – Over 1Mil Hits a day Informational Network limited by 140 Character messages Professional Networking Site / Online Resume Social Bookmarking Sharing Blogger, WordPress, Posterous Top Social Networking Site Over 300M Users
24. Tell people on other Social Networks like Facebook that you are on Twitter!
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26. Use similar images (and avatars) and color schemes.
27. Tie all three together by citing your links on all your websites. Ask for the information on standard forms as optional information.
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29. Other Community Building Pieces - “Retweet” (RT) when you read a Tweet that you like. - Create “Lists” in Twitter of those you Follow and share those lists with others! - Respond to every “@” and Direct Message! - If you read Blogs, post comments!!! - Try third party software like “TweetDeck” to manage all your Social Media - Create “Lists” in Facebook of all your Friends - Respond to every comment and post on your wall or other walls - Use the new “@” command to connect brands, events, and people together! Above all else: Be an Active Contributor Use the Media Properly: Listen First, Share Second Be the Bridge That Connects People
31. Fostering an Online Community Through Social Media Presented by: Ed Cabellon, Director – Rondileau Campus Center For Bridgewater State College’s Student Affairs Divisioned.cabellon@bridgew.edu Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @EdCabellon, #BSCtech
Notas del editor
Media RevolutionsPrinting Press – 400 years ago (1400’s) – Turned Europe upside downTwo Way Conversation – Slow text based conversation, then real time phone based – 200 years ago150 years ago – Recorded Media encoded in physical objects – 150 years agoHarnessing of electromagnetic spectrum – sound and images – 100 years agoConversations to groupsGroups to Conversations1:1 or broadcasting the same message to a large group of peopleThen the Internet came along!Native support for groups and conversation at the same time. Many to many patternMode of carriage for ALL forms of communication. Site of coordination of efforts.Now all consumers are also producers.
Building Your Brand:Completely Fill Out Your Profile (including who manages these pages) Make sure all three of these outlets are connected, through graphics, common language, themes etc. Get the same name for all your Facebook and Twitter pages (/BSCCampusCenter) and make sure you can use it in Status Updates