A starters guide on how to use certain social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Vine. The presentation is a simple guide on the main points of certain social media sites and is great for anyone any age who is perhaps a little confused about the mass of different sites and apps out there and what they all do. I gave this presentation at Sherwood W.I's June meeting and later answered questions about all things digital.

1. Social Media- Finding the
best platforms for you.

2. What is
social
media?
“Social media is a way to
communicate via the
internet. It’s about
starting a conversation
online- either in a
written form, a visual
for or an audio form”.

3. Social media is also a place to share
lots of cat pictures!

4. Twitter
• 140 characters
• Follow friends, businesses and
celebrities
• Communicate with a person by putting
an @ before their Twitter username
(e.g: @hollieanneb)
• Great for finding new friends, local
information, following your
favourite brands

5. Facebook
• Best for keeping in touch with
friends and family
• Updating your status
• Join groups (such as the
Sherwood W.I group!)
• “Like” businesses, TV shows,
celebrities, hobbies- share
your interests with your
friends.
• Get snapping- upload your
photographs and share the joy.

6. Instagram
• A free app for iPhone, iPad
and Android phone
• Allows you to add cool filters
to your pictures
• Share, search hashtags, like
and comment
• Follow friends, find people
into your interests, use as a
visual diary

7. Pinterest
• Use as a giant moodboard!
• Have as many boards as you
please- cats, cake, craft and
crochet
• See an image you like somewhere
online? Click the Pinterest
button to add to your board
• See an image you like on someone
else’s board? Click the Re-Pin
button
• Perfect for finding craft ideas,
recipes, tips and inspiration

8. Tumblr
• Allows you to create your own
blog
• Simple, easy to use and easy
to follow other Tumblr blogs
• Add words, pictures, video,
audio etc...
• LOTS of other blogs on Tumblr
to cover every need- from cats
eating cakes to blogs
celebrating vegan brownies

9. LinkedIn
• The social media site for
professionals
• Create a profile, add your CV,
add your skills
• Connect to colleagues past and
present and ask them to
endorse you as a professional
• Great for searching for jobs

10. Youtube
• Broadcast yourself!
• Perfect for searching for and
watching tutorials
• Search for music videos, TV
clips, funny videos of animals
etc
• Store all your favourite
videos in a playlist and share
videos you love on Twitter and
Facebook

11. Vine
• Free app available for iPhone
and Anroid
• “Create a scene in six
seconds”
• Share your video on Twitter
• Add hashtags so people can
find and like your video

12. Don’t get
overwhelmed
• Use as many or as little
social media sites as you
like- you don’t have to bother
with them if it’s not your
thing!
• Enjoy it, be creative, have
fun!
• Fancy a chat with me on
Twitter? Tweet @hollieanneb