facebook, twitter & ning: social networking basic training
DESCRIPTION
An overview of key social networking platforms. Presentation to Society of National Association Publications, June 3, 2009, pre-conference workshop. Designed to tell the story of social networking tools and how they can be used by association publishers.TRANSCRIPT
Intro
Facebook, Twitter & Ning
Social Networking Basic Training
Lori Woehrle
Director, Corporate Relations
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
202-478-5697
What
Features
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Fan PageDesigned for organizations• Very similar to an individual page• Can be branded• Can have multiple administrators• Insights tool tracks fan engagement• Organize content through customizable tabs
Starting
Fan page example
Fan page vs Group pageFan Page Group Page
Made for businesses/brands Made for organizing on a small scale
More corporate – not connected to an individual, doesn’t list name of administrator
More personal – group members directly connected to an individual
No limit on number of fans 5,000 friend cap
Can send Updates that appear in Updates section of Fan’s in-boxes
Can send e-mail blasts to page in-boxes if < 5,000
Indexed by external search engines
Not indexed by external search engines
Can be restricted only by certain ages and locations
Admins can restrict access. Can require approval to join, like a private club
Can be more personalized; host applications; show more content
Cannot host applications
YouTube
Branded channel example
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
Great channel example
Branded page example
Great example
For Journalists• Get engaged• Read replies• Respond• Don’t turn Twitter into a non-stop back-and-forth
exchange. Take bigger discussions to e-mail or Direct Messages
• Start as a listener.• Post a profile picture• Treat your Tweets like a microblog
TweetDeck
Ning
Getting started
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Connect Yourself
Sharing toolsOther Great Sharing Tools
• Real-time• Embeddability• Applications and Extensions• Wiki functionality• Playback• Drag-and-drop file sharing
What About Me?Connect with your readers:
• Develop story ideas & stories• Ask questions; follow trends• Extend stories• Announcements + Personality