social media: concepts and context for activists

“a new site for old discussions about the relationship of consciousness to

place and other people”

(Ben Russell)

social media

online and in person

shared experience

many-to-manyenables people to create and distribute the stories they care about and discuss what’s important to them

tell your storyblogs

video blogs & sharing

podcasting

photo sharing

publishcreate content

be a curator

draw from your community

mapgooglemaps

community walk

platial

taglabel your information

folksonomy

http://del.icio.us/blockwork/detentionwatchtech

syndicateRSS =

really simple syndication

aggregateuse an RSS feed reader

create your own portal

pull other sources into your web site

connectsocial networking = conversation

amplify impact of small communities

serendipitous exposure

participatecitizen reporting

meet-ups

political action

wikis

project management

online office applications

collaborate

re-mixmash-up = mix content from 2 or more sources

re-use & contextualize

share & collaborate

future=mobile text messaging

cell phone content

immediate action

start smallpost photos from your last event

social bookmarks for shared reference

add or update your wikipedia entry

in-house evaluation blog

deeperimpact enhance

existing programs

before:

during:

after:

plan, educate wiki, social bookmarks

recordlive blogging, chat, audio, photo, video

report, share, discusslay out the next steps

focus onyour goals

it’s not about technology

workshop references

blockwork.org

creative commons attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs 2.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/