H2O 4 All

H2O 4 All

For my campaign I would like to use Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter and WordPress.

Facebook is he most popular social media tool out there and it would be a good place to start to get the word out about H2O, gain follower and gather people to help the movement. While there are less people utilizing it,

Twitter gets more a response from its users. This is a good point to connect with other organizations with similar goals, start a conversation and share information.

Foursquare is useful when attending a conference or and event and also for when we hold events. It’s just another way to make sure people know what’s going on and adds creditability to anything that you may blog on later.

WordPress is apparently THE choice for professional bloggers out there. Every cause needs a blog to share information, ideas and what’s happening in more depth than Facebook or Twitter will allow.

New Media @ the Library

Let me preface this with I love libraries. I love everything about them-the smell of books, the quiet (sometimes) murmur of people, the sound of pages turning. Where else can I go and satisfy my thirst for books, without spending a dime (assuming that you return said books on time) and see people from all walks of life.

With technology today, libraries aren’t only for books, and the roll of a librarian has evolved, as detailed in an article, “The Evolving Librarian.” The great thing about libraries is that it’s available to anyone. This is also the problem for librarians, especially when dealing with new technology, like new media. Do you carry resources for the young 20-something that has grown up with it or for seniors, who are just learning how to use a computer? This is a dilemma that every library has to deal with.

At Madison Area Technical College the library as compiled a new user guide for new social media users. Matt Coan presented information about social media and while, most of the information is review for anyone familiar with new media, there was some nice reminders on how useful Google advance search is. Coan compiled a useful site that covers a lot of basic information on social networking, from copyright information to the history of social media but is really too basic for the advance user.

Madison Area Technical College Library Social Networking Site

http://libguides.matcmadison.edu/online_social_media

Four Website Review

Special Olympics

They have a YouTube, Twitter Wordpress and Facebook accounts. All of the accounts are used effectively to help communicate the message of the Special Olympics and provide an outlet for ambassadors to promote the cause. It is also used to spread different stories about Special Olympics athletes, volunteers and families from across the globe.

Greenwood School District

The school district does not use any social media on their web page or has any social media link that I could find. Social media could be used to effectively communicate with parents and the community what is happening or if there are any early school closings.

Target

Target has many different social media accounts. YouTube is used to share the commercials the company has produces. Target has a regular Facebook page along with a Target Baby page. Most of the questions are targeted towards encouraging users to interact, with relatively few product placements. There are also multiple Twitter accounts, from a regular account to a corporate and daily deals twitter pages. Depending on the account, the tweets are either advertising deals or driving a conversation between them and the customer. The Twitter account seems to be a real conversation between Target and customers compared to the Facebook account. On the other hand, the Target Baby Facebook page is a conversation between new parents and Target.

www.isthmus.com

The Isthmus has Facebook, Twitter and a Flicker account. Flicker allows readers to submit their own photos from events for other Isthmus readers to see and comment on. Facebook and Twitter are used in a more traditional news media manner and to interact with readers, posting stories for readers to react to.