social networking facebook and twitter oct2209
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Introduction to Social Networking, Facebook and TwitterTRANSCRIPT
Molly ImmendorfInstructional Technology Specialist
University of Wisconsin – Extension
Presentation available on SlideShare.net:
http://www.slideshare.net/mimmendorf
“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.
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
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
