Social Media and Weather: How to Avoid the Storm & Find the Rainbows
The presentation I gave in Steamboat Springs, CO on January 19, 2012 at The Weather Summit.
http://waldowsocial.com
DJ WaldowAuthor, Podcaster, Blogger, Speaker at Living Your Passion Podcast
Social Media and Weather - DJ Waldow - Steamboat Weather Summit 2012
1. Social Media & Weather:
How to Avoid the Storm & Find the Rainbows
DJ Waldow
Waldow Social
Weather Summit: January 19, 2012
2. DJ Waldow
Founder & CEO
djwaldow@waldowsocial.com
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3. Social Media & Weather
Human beings are more connected now then we have ever been in
our history. All it takes is one click (or Tweet or Facebook status
update or YouTube video). That's the power of social media. But
how can we create listening outposts to better understand what is
happening online, in public social media networks like Facebook or
Twitter or on video sharing sites like YouTube? How can we learn
from what we read & see to help our personal and professional
brands? How can we leverage social media to avoid the storm and
find the rainbows?
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4. Agenda
Part I (15 min): Getting to Know YOU
Part II (45 min): Presentation (interactive)
Part II (30 min): Live Examples / Q&A
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5. Getting to Know YOU
• Who are you? What is your role?
• What is your level of social media experience?
• What social networks are you active on?
• How are you using social media today?
• What are your 2-3 burning questions?
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48. Yes, if...
• You have time.
• You have an interest.
• You have a plan, a goal.
• You have the resources.
• You want to share and learn.
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49. Pros & Cons
Pros Cons
(Effective) marketing channel Time, resources, & money
Great way to learn Once you start...
Interact with people with similar
Being too accessible...no down time
interests from all over the world
Meet new people (personal &
Proliferation of misinformation
professional networking)
Direct access to multiple perspectives Echo chamber potential
Instant Feedback! 24/7 digital addiction
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55. Resources
The Weather Channel Social: http://www.weather.com/social/national (Presser: http://press.weather.com/
press_detail.asp?id=350) - Launched Aug 11. Mashable article: http://mashable.com/2011/08/11/weather-
channel-social/
Social Media: Fast Becoming Our New Weather Warning System (March 2010) - http://
www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/the-good-and-bad-of-social-med/26487
6 Social Media Tools for Tracking Weather : http://www.bloggingtips.com/2011/08/27/social-media-tools-
tracking-weather-natural-disasters/
Comscore Top U.S. Smartphone App Categories (July 2011): http://www.comscoredatamine.com/2011/07/
top-u-s-smartphone-app-categories/
Cloudy with a Chance of Tweets: http://www.atomicdc.com/blog/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-tweets.html
Metwit: http://www.metwit.com/
Social Media Spreads the Word About Severe Weather: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/
social-media-spreads-the-word/48556
January 19, 2012