Twitter, Facebook and Blogging

Twitter, Facebook and Blogging & How To Use Them in Extension Barbara Chamberlin Ph.D, Media Productions Sonja Jo Serna, ACES IT Pamela Martinez, Media Productions

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Overview Facebook

Twitter

Blogs

What they are FB sites, Tweets and Blogs we can use How to get started Discussion: Which is right for me and the information I want to distribute


facebook Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What is it? Social networking website Users create profile and “friend” others Create fan pages, groups and events Join networks by city, workplace, school, interests


Features Status update Post and share images and photo albums Instant messaging (chat) and email Create events and invite others Post links (websites) Post to another user’s wall


Privacy and Permissions Profile and Contact Information Everyone Friends and Networks Friends of Friends Only Friends Customize groups or user (Allow or Hide) Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Fan Page or Group? Pages ideal for Extension offices, organizations, clubs intended to help promote, advertise and communicate Groups can be created by any user ideal for officers, committees, boards used as a space for members to share opinions and interest in a subject can be kept “closed”


Who is using it? Look to your left, look to your right! Several ACES folks have personal Facebook pages. Fan Pages include NMSU, NM 4-H, National 4-H, Harding County (personal page), Food Safety Education Groups include eXtension, agriculture, food safety, horticulture, and several “interest” groups


Getting Started Techie Talk, Training & Support: Social Networking Part II in February Visit the ACES Technology Help Desk or with your IT Road Warrior Drop by the ACES Technology Help Desk table for a quick demo and how-to


Resources Friend the NMSU ACES-IT page for resources and tips


twitter Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What is it? a microblogging site a social network has a 140 character limit


Features

Direct responses via @ replies Direct messages (short email 140 character limit) Favorites - bookmarking Retweets - reshare or redistribute info


3rd Party Twitter Apps Photo sharing TwitrPix, Twitgoo, yfrog, twic.li/,Flickr, Mobypicture, Posterous, SmugMug, ow.ly, Twitpic Video sharing TwitVid, Twiddeo, Twite


Twitter Devices Twitter via the Web (twitter.com) Desktop Apps Twitterific Tweetdeck Seismic

Mobile apps iPhone, Smartphones, BlackBerries, Text messages


Following Options

Follow individuals of interest Follow full lists (groups)


Twitter Lists (Groups) Industry Peers and Professionals Lists Experts Lists Recognize and Reward Customers Lists Niche Lists Employee Directory Lists Political Campaign Lists Location-Based Lists Event Attendees and Live-Tweeters Lists Self-Serving Lists Promote Your Affiliation Lists


Searching for People or Lists http://listorious.com/scgardeningnews/cooperative-extension http://listorious.com/urbangarden/universityextension http://wefollow.com/


Extension Twitterers http://twitter.com/USDAgov http://twitter.com/USDAFoodSafety http://twitter.com/AgribizNews http://twitter.com/BeGrowCreate eExtension Initiative http://twitter.com/osuextensionguy Oklahoma State University AG Communications http://twitter.com/JacksonUKCES Horticulture Agent for the University of Kentucky Extension Service http://twitter.com/UAF_Extension


blogging


What are Blogs?

online journals (web-logs) post text, photos, videos, links turned into RSS feeds easily


Why use blogs? ideal for lengthy posts (>140 characters) ideal for content, rather than simply pointing to content great for continuing stories enable commenting, details


Finding blog content

use any search engine and search content you may not realize you’ve found blog content. RSS feeds are the key to finding ‘fresh’ content, and blogs are a part of that. search within blogger and wordpress


Setting up a blog

blogger.com wordpress.com both are free, easy, and beautiful


when to use which? Wednesday, January 13, 2010