How NASA Uses Social Media to Connect
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Overview of how NASA uses social media to connect with and engage the public. Presentation given by Stephanie Schierholz, NASA's social media manager, at the Social Media for Government conference in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2011.
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How NASA Uses Social Media to Connect
- 1. Using Social Media to Connect and Engage National Aeronautics and Space Administration Stephanie Schierholz, Office of Communications http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 3. Social Media Challenges National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 4. Social Media Challenges for Gov’t National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 7. Who Else Needs to be Involved? National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 15. Build on Existing Assets National Aeronautics and Space Administration http:// mobile .nasa.gov Mobile version of www.nasa.gov
- 16. NASA Televison National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ ntv http://www.youtube.com/ NASATelevision
- 17. Make Social Media Easy to Find National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 23. Twitter Chat National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.twitter.com/ NASA
- 24. A picture is worth… National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.flickr.com/photos/ nasahqphoto
- 25. NASA Apps National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ apps
- 26. Take it Offline: Host an out of this world Tweetup National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ tweetup
- 27. What is a NASA Tweetup? National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ tweetup
- 29. Tweeps Come from Far and Wide… National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ tweetup
- 30. NASA Tweetups are virtual and online… National Aeronautics and Space Administration Enabling and encouraging interaction with their followers http://www.nasa.gov/ tweetup
- 34. Out of this World: Moving people from… National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
- 36. Your Title Here http://www.nasa.gov/ connect
Editor's Notes
- http://twitter.com/Astro_Wheels/status/28413369438
- Pull vs push marketing in the second bullet
- It takes real resources
- It takes real resources
- Identify a process “ Let’s experiment” counts, but be deliberate about it Social Media Adoption Readiness Checklist System Owner/Responsible Official Identified Terms of Service in place Security Risk Assessment performed, any residual risks accepted by System Owner (or higher official?) Compliance: 508, Privacy
- Adjust your communication strategies and tactics to incorporate and effectively use social media to communicate real-time activities
- Where is your audience? Global? Put GMT.
- *Integrate social networking tools into your public outreach and communication efforts *Identify opportunities for engaging with your organization’s audiences in a way that provides information and builds trust Twitter chat vs Tweetup Make your social media accounts easy to find: put them on your website’s home page. When you get a lot of social media accounts, give them their own page: http://www.nasa.gov/connect Host an out of this world Tweetup (even if you don't have a space shuttle)
- You can now play our videos on your smartphone, iPad or similar device. We've put a "sniffer" in place that can sense if your browser or device doesn't support Flash videos, and then direct you to a version of the page which delivers the videos using HTML 5 ( image right ). Videos from the last month or so are already available in this format, and we're working to convert the hundreds of older videos over the next few weeks. We figured you'd rather have the most recent videos available than wait for all 1000-plus to be converted. Our next step in the video process is to design a version of the video page specifically formatted for mobile browsing. Even though the videos already play on smartphones, a mobile-formatted page will make it easier for users to find the videos they want. We're also working on a process for playing videos embedded in feature stories on your smartphone. The video upgrades build on the recent rollout of mobile.nasa.gov, a stripped-down design based on feedback from user testing. The mobile site showcases the latest news and features, the image of the day, and the agency's Twitter feed, as well as the ability to share content and search the site. As with all of our projects, this is a first step -- we're never really "done." We'll continue to listen to your feedback and make changes to the mobile site in the future.
- It was pretty natural for us to add YouTube because we already were streaming NASA Television online. HD NASA TV is available for your local cable provider. But even here in DC, Comcast does not carry NASA TV. This is one of the reasons we make NASA TV available online – both streaming from our website and through videos on our YouTube channel. Channel Views: 4,481,380 Total Upload Views: 17,520,827 Subscribers: 56,443
- Find and connect with your fan base and bring them into a community Where to find NASA’s social media accounts. Who is tweeting? Everyone! Centers, Leadership, Programs, Spacecraft, Astronauts, Education Programs More than 200 social media accounts across the agency
- Tweet/Like buttons - We've added the "Tweet" and "Like" buttons you may recognize from other news sites to the top of our story pages. These buttons allow you to easily tweet the title of the story and URL to your Twitter account, or "like" the story on your Facebook profile. This tighter integration between those two networks and NASA.gov will make it easier for you to let your friends and followers know what you've found interesting on our site. We're continuing to look at other ways to more closely tie our content with the social media sites you use. Buttons from this page at 12:47am on Jan. 13: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/rocky_planet.html
- But we also have a new video player on NASA.gov that allows you to share the video on Twitter, Facebook, your blog. You can copy the link, download the video and more.
- Start somewhere, anywhere. Most organizations start with blogs. They’ve been around a while. They allow you to dip your feet into the concept of having a conversation. Most blogs are what I would call social media light. Some may not even call blogs social media. But to me, social media is about that conversation, that interaction. In that sense, blogs are social.
- The second “Up All Night” chat, held between midnight and 5:00 a.m. EST, NASA saw staggering traffic. Within the first five minutes, the chat room was already at its capacity of 250 users. The number of users remained at the limit of 250 until approximately 4:30 a.m. EST. Lunar experts Mitzi Adams and Danielle Moser received 3208 questions and answered 2393 of those questions during the five hours. In total, the “Up All Night” chat had a record-breaking 3174 individuals participating in the chat. The NASA.gov page with alternative cameras received in excess of 223,575 visitors throughout the night. Overall, NASA.gov web traffic also peaked. At the peak traffic time, roughly 2:45 a.m. EST, NASA.gov had over 750,000 concurrent users online. There was sustained interest throughout the overnight in all pages about the eclipse.
- For NASA, our first foray into more in depth social media was Twitter. We expect to have 1 million followers by about mid-June.
- Our NASA photographer took to Flickr to share his amazing images, and we’ve since branched out to things like NASA on the Commons, which features many of NASA’s historic photographs from the agency’s first 50 years. From Jan. 11- Jan. 19, a total of 21,645 image views. Top Image according to Flickr “Interestingness”: #1 STS-133 Launch Tweetups at the Pad (201011020003HQ)
- NASA now has 11 apps for iPhone, three of which are also available for iPad, and a new app now available on Android.
- Show video: http://postcardvalet.com/2010/07/15/pv010-nasa-sts-132-tweetup/ (11 min)
- Important thing to remember is it is TWO=way which is different from most of our media tools, such as news releases.