be a follower!

BE A FOLLOWER!Using the Web to Stay Connected

AAUW

Mission = AAUW advances equity for women

and girls through advocacy, education, and

research.

Freehold Chapter of AAUW

What do you want people to know about your

organization?

What do you want them to do once they know

about you?

Attend events

Make donations

WHAT IS ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING?

A social network service focuses on

building online communities of people who

share interests and/or activities, or who are

interested in exploring the interests and

activities of others. Most social network

services are web based and provide a variety

of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail

and instant messaging services (Wikipedia, accessed 9/30/09).

OK, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??

An online community, usually sharing some

common interest

Building connections to people you may or may

not know in real life (irl)

How many of you have heard of:

RSS?

YouTube?

Facebook?

Twitter?

WHAT AAUW IS ALREADY DOING

Right from their website:• RSS Feeds• News and Events• Notices• Blogs• YouTube• Facebook• Twitter

WHAT ARE RSS FEEDS?

RSS

Really Simple Syndication

Rich Site Summary

Basically, RSS brings the news to you!

Using an RSS Reader

Bloglines (bloglines.com)

Google Reader (google.com/reader)

WHAT IS YOUTUBE?

Search for and watch videos

Channels

If you create an account, you can:

Find and watch videos

See videos you have watched recently

Save favorites for later

Share that playlist

RSS feed

WHAT IS FACEBOOK?

“Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.”“Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.”

(from facebook.com)

WHAT IS TWITTER?

Microblogging (140 characters or less per

tweet)

Allows for exchange of quick, simple

messages

Some terms/abbreviations to know:

# (hashtag)

DM (direct message)

@ (at reply)

RT (retweet)

Following and Being Followed

SEARCH TWITTER

HOW DOES IT HELP ME?

Find out about organizations

Participants

Events and programs

Find old friends

Make new friends

Be involved

Share

Connect

FURTHER QUESTIONS?

Karen Klapperstuck Virtual Branch Manager of Monroe Township

Library librarykar@gmail.com 732-521-5000 ext. 138