Social Media for Social good 3.19.2011 USFT National Convergence Presented by @charlieharris

Activism or “Slacktivism”?

The power of social media in organizing “If the Internet didn’t exist, Barack Obama would not be president of the United States. The fact that the most powerful person in the world wouldn’t be in that position without the Internet and organizing online says something.” -Ben Rattray, founder of Change.org

Twitter Twitter- 140 Characters to say something powerful Not just about what you are eating for dinner Power of Twitter Keeping up with calls to action & putting your own forward Crowdsourcing Sharing information, location, content quickly Ex. Egypt, Iran Protests, Haiti Earthquake

Twitter Demo

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Facebook Demographics * Courtesy Mashable

Facebook Easiest and Most Effective Way to Reach People Everyone is on Facebook, with a few exceptions Facebook Pages, Great Public Space to get out content and information to your followers New Groups, Facebook’s Most Important New Feature Facebook Causes

Facebook Demo

Google The Power of The Internet Giant! Google Accounts - Gmail, Calendar, Docs Google Apps - Branding, Personal Email Addresses Further Credibility, Enhances Group Identity A Professional Suite of Tools, for Free Google Forms - The Easiest Online Petition

Google Demo

Preparing & Sharing Your Content Timed Updates - Hootsuite, Laterbro Shortening Links - bit.ly Blog - Wordpress, Tumblr Creating your own Website

Trends The Cloud, Collaboration Between Meetings Location, Location, Location Check-ins: Facebook Places, Foursquare QR Codes

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Some Cool Services GroupME/Group Texting Services Doodle - Schedule Meetings Issuu - Online Publications

Services Demo

Q&A

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