using social media for advocacy and social change
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This presentation "Using Social Media for Advocacy and Social Change" was delivered at a Youth Conference in November 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Using Social Media for Advocacy and Social Change
So many peopleHow can I use blogging?
Corve DaCostawww.corvedacosta.com
November 2010
What is Social Media?
Forms of media that allow users to interact with each other. It’s highly accessible and enables user-made content.
Yesterday…
Today...
Today...According to http://en.wordpress.com/stats/
There are 15.1 million blogs hosted on WordPress.com as of November 2010.
According to Quantcast, over 260 million people worldwide visit one or more WordPress.com blogs every month, and they view over 2.3 billion pages on those blogs each month.
WordPress.com users publish about 500,000 new posts on an average day (and their readers leave 400,000 new comments every day).
What is a blog?
A blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.
Source: Wikipedia
Guidelines for a Successful Blog
Build content
Engage readers
Write well
Guidelines for a Successful Blog
Remain current
Maximize on social media
Be ‘buzz-worthy’
Presentation
Time & Frequency
Case Study: Change.org
Blog Action Day 2010
Blog Action Day 2010
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Case Study: Jamaican LGBTQ Bloghttp://glbtqja.wordpress.com/
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.
~ Chinese Proverb
Success Story
Newspaper Cartoon
Tavi Gevinsonhttp://www.thestylerookie.com/
Blog Platforms
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Activity
Youth impacting society
Contact Information
Corve DaCostahttp://corvedacosta.comTwitter: @corvedacosta876.890.4825