The Basics of Online Communication

The Basics of Online Communication Maintaining successful and effective communication in the digital world.

Using Email The online tool we love and hate.

Why do we love email?
Because it’s so easy to use
Everyone has access to it
And we all love to get mail
Until…

We learn to hate email!
Spam! (from friends and foes)
Inbox becomes a hodgepodge
No escape, email is always there
It’s a walled garden of info
Messages are misunderstood
It allows us to be lazy
Email tries to do too much

Do not:
open spam
click “unsubscribe” in spam
post your email everywhere
open attachments
The first problem…

Do not:
open spam
click “unsubscribe”
post your email everywhere
open attachments
Do:
delete all spam
keep your email private
use a fake email
NEVER NEVER NEVER

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Trim those Forwards

“ Hey, check this out” Even your friends, family and co-workers send spam. They mean well, but after a while it becomes annoying. You just have to tell them to stop.

www.thanksno.com

What is Missing Here?

Imagine if the newspaper did this

Or this

Always use a meaningful Subject

Know Your Audience

From: Kevin Smalley Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:14 PM To: list serve Subject: [Nfbc-info] Digital Talking Books from N LS Hello Californians: I am forwarding on the following letter from Dr. Maurer. Action is needed to prevent the blockage of talking books being put into digital format. The Library of Congress has a plan to make digital talking book machines available in 2008. This new format is destined to replace outdated cassette machines, and even the CD , which is nearing the end of its innovation. Following the letter is a list of Senators or Representatives serving on subcommittees who need to be contacted regarding the necessity of such a service. Please refer to Dr. Maurer's letter for more information: Cordially, Marc Maurer, President Choose function over form

http://www.flickr.com/photos/linnybinnypix/448776281/ Email wears too many hats! Chatting Entertainment File sharing Publishing Collaboration

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geishaboy500/100043823/ Choose the right tool for the job Chatting Entertainment File sharing Publishing Collaboration

Want to Chat?
Chatting:
When you need synchronous discussion
Suggestions:
Skype
Google Talk
Yahoo Messenger
Don’t forget the phone!

Want to share files?
Avoid HUGE attachments

Want to share files?
Instead try:
Flickr
Google Video
YouTube
Skype
Orbitfiles

Want to publish?
Don’t let all your weekly updates and newsletter stay trapped in email
Consider starting a blog or even a podcast
Blogger
WordPress
Tumblr
GCast
Libsyn

Want to collaborate?
Work together with the following tools:
Google Calendar
PBWiki
Zoho
Google Docs

<span class="topic"> We Have a Website </span><BR> <html> <a href="index.html "> function turnOff() { if (activeMenu) { menuID = "menu" + activeMenu; hideMenu(menuID); activeMenu = 0;

. . .but we want it to do more. . .
. . .where do
we start?

Who maintains your website? Question:

Hire a teacher?

Hire a Pro?

cheaper
more involved
not their day job
more $$$
no involvement
stays current

find a little bit of both
hire out for a designer
hire in for maintenance
What are your options?

When hiring out. . .
Find someone who will set up a site with a built in content management system
Examples:
Drupal
Word Press
Movable Type

Avoid Grab’em up! When hiring from within. . .

HTML Do they know HTML?

www.ruletheweb.net

is for website? F

F-pattern
Users first read in a horizontal movement , usually across the upper part of the content area.
Next, users move down the page a bit and then read across in a second horizontal movement that typically covers a shorter area than the previous
Finally, users scan the content’s left side in a vertical movement.

What can we learn?
users won't read your site thoroughly
the first two paragraphs are the most important
information-carrying words should start subheadings, bullet points and paragraphs

So what’s wrong with my site?

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The Basics of Online Communication

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The Basics of Online Communication — Webinar Transcript