social media: concepts and context for activists
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“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
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