social networking facebook and twitter oct2209

Molly ImmendorfInstructional Technology Specialist

University of Wisconsin – Extension

molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu

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“A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade”

ParticipatoryCollaborative Integrated, often using RSS

Real Simple Syndication

Extending your personal network Finding new connections with others

Marketing your programming/product Reach new audiences Pages Groups Event announcements

Communicate with a group of people Public or private groups

Privacy concerns

Who are my “friends”?

Life of the data

Separate accounts (work and home)Combined account

Use Privacy Settings to limit who sees what

Fan PageGroups (public or private)

Networking Reaching out to colleagues throughout Wisconsin. “Meeting” & connecting with colleagues in other

states.

Marketing Getting the word out about Extension and Colleges. Reaching new audiences.

Additional means of communication Decreasing the distance.

http://www.facebook.com

Long or short articles Easy website creation Comments by readers, optional Subscription by RSS Shameless plug

Teaching with Technology Tips and Tools http://fyi.uwex.edu/edtech/

What is Twitter? Microblog, 140 character limit Integrates with other Web 2.0 tools http://www.twitter.com Web and mobile phone tools

http://twitter.com

Twitter uses Breaking news Marketing Grassroots organizing Thought ticklers Ask questions Integrate with Facebook status

Smartphones and online social networks are gaining popularity on farms

Farmers use Internet phones to check weather and monitor pesticides

Nebraska farmer says his Twitter posts help bridge the urban-rural divide

Another says phones and social media connect eaters with sources of food http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/02/twitter.farmer/index.html

Followers

Flash in the pan?

Information overload

Authenticity

Twitter for folks participating in this presentation https://twitter.com/socialnetdemo

Dean Rick Klemme http://twitter.com/deanklemme

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Agriculture Natural Resource Education http://twitter.com/UWExtensionANRE

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Technology Services http://twitter.com/cetechservices/

Molly’s personal account http://twitter.com/immendorf/

TwitPic: add photos to your tweet http://twitpic.com

Twubble: find Tweeps http://www.crazybob.org/twubble/

TwitterAnalyzer http://twitteranalyzer.com/

TwitterFan Wiki http://twitter.pbworks.com/Apps

Mobile phone connection SMS (text) message to 40404

Shorten URLs http://bit.ly/

USA.gov best practices http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/technology/microblogging/twitter.shtml

Follow Tweeps via RSS feed

Being a follower Trust, learning, interesting

Being followed Email notification Block followers

Voice and presence Who are you online?

Twitter about this presentation

Go to http://twitter.com/

Username: socialnetdemo

Password: socialiscool

Follow at: https://twitter.com/socialnetdemo

molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu

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