I‘ve produced two new printable handouts for the annual conference of the Online News Association this weekend: 6 Twitter tools for journalists (PDF, also at http://bit.ly/6twittertips) and 8 ways to use social media in the newsroom (PDF) — see the accompanying post. While the PDFs are spiffy-looking, they’re less than optimal for search engines and […]
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8 ways to use social media in the newsroom
For the annual conference of the Online News Association this weekend, I’ve pulled together two new printable handouts: 8 ways to use social media in the newsroom, available at http://bit.ly/social-flyer, and 6 Twitter tools for journalists (PDF — and see the accompanying post). I’m speaking on the aptly named Social Media Mania panel on Saturday. […]
YouTube amps up its Call To Action feature
Your organization has included YouTube content as part of your social media marketing plan. You’ve signed up for the Youtube non-profit program so that you can use external links to allow fans to make donations, sign up as volunteers or sign a petition (regular users can link only to other YouTube videos). I wrote about […]
YouthNoise: Helping young people network a cause
YouthNoise: Helping youths collaborate on causes from JD Lasica on Vimeo. I‘ve long admired the folks behind YouthNoise, the global social network for social good developed for and by young people around the world. Based in San Francisco, YouthNoise offers a community dedicated to creating lasting positive change around the world, with the resources to […]
How to get more followers on Twitter
If you’re using Twitter for your organization or business, at some point you’ll want to increase the number of folks following you on Twitter. I know what some of you are thinking. “It isn’t about the number of followers you have!” That’s true — to a point. 3 reasons why getting more followers is good business […]