22. Give them lots of the good oil:
Be prolific in what you place on the web. Saturate it with the
good stuff you do and people will get a deeper sense of who you
are.
With freedom comes great responsibility so whilst you can be
present in many ways via social networks, be mindful of
copyright and abide by the Terms of Use you agree to when you
sign up.
Sharing what you find:
Embed others videos, audios or images rather than copying and
pasting so that viewers can return to where you found it.
Always give attribution to the original author as a
courtesy, however often the author will request that you do so.
Let’s refresh our knowledge of some stats:‘The number of social media users age 65 and older grew 100 percent throughout 2010, so that one in four people in that age group are now part of a social networking ‘.Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.If Facebook were a country it would be the world's 3rd largest in terms of population, that's above the US.Australia has some of the highest social media usage in the world. In usage of Facebook, Australia ranks highest, with over 9 million users spending almost 9 hours per month on the site.Whilst they loom large across our screens there are many social media tools, and selecting those that have the most potential for impact is confusing and atime consuming task. On many websites you will come across these buttons. This morning we explore with you your understanding of popular services. We will also dedicate time to reflection and discussion about the opportunities you see for utilising social media tools for your ministry, for strengthening collegial connections and staying in touch with global trends, and dare I say with friends and family. We will explore :why social media is so relevant to ministry and evangelisation? how to decide which tools might interest you?How to integrate social media into your web site.and finally, where to begin.What do you hope to gain from this session today? We are happy to accommodate you as much as is possible. What do you use or have heard about? Do you have a favourite and why?After viewing each tool we will reflect using a grid in light of these considerations:High impactHigh importanceBasic skill levelHigh skill levelThis will assist you in deciding where to begin. Optimally you would begin with a tool that has the potential to have High Impact and Basic skill level.
What is social media?Definitions and types of social media Social media services focus on some or all of seven functional building blocks:identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and GroupsThese building blocks determine the way to engage with others based on very defined needs or reasons for using a type of social media. For instance, LinkedIn users care mostly about identity, reputation and relationships, whereas YouTube’s primary building blocks are sharing, conversations, groups and reputation. Many companies build their own social containers that attempt to link the seven functional building blocks around their brands. These are private communities that engage people around a more narrow theme, as in around a particular brand, vocation or hobby, than social media containers such as Google+ or Facebook.Social media includes web-based and mobile technologies used to turn communication into interactive dialogue. ...building on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0 they allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content. Social media is media for social interaction allowing a broader reach beyond the face to face ‘social’ communication. Enabled by ubiquitously accessible and scalable communication techniques, social media has substantially changed the way organizations, communities, and individuals communicate.According to Kaplan and Haenlein there are six different types of social media: collaborative projects (wiki) blogs and microblogs e.g., Twittercontent communities e.g., YouTubesocial networking sites e.g.,Facebookvirtual game worlds e.g., World of Warcraftvirtual social worlds e.g. Second LifeTechnologies include: blogspicture-sharing, vlogswall-postings, emailinstant messagingmusic-sharing, crowdsourcing and voice over IP to name a few. Many of these social media services can be integrated or used independently of each other. They operate on any device and any platform. The benefits of social networking for young adults http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGTZeZMc-OE
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BloggingRight of replyThreaded responseControl over replies being viewed or not viewedAnyone in the community can blog, post can be written by many or oneBlog tag roll viewable for browsing or searching previous commentsLink to others blogs deemed to bring value from the page
Links to Twitter and facebook and email newsletters
BlogSubscribe to posts via emailEmbed media – focused attention to the media you want viewers to seeMany social networking sites utilised (6)
BlogTweet this article – sends a link to the web address to Twitter
Twitter stream for Eureka StUse as the example to demonstrate the layout, how to join, follow and unfollow, tweet (140), retweet, #tags, favourite, personal message to those followed or the owner, in this case @Eureka Street
Twitter stream for Cath News
Mass streamed dailyEmbedded media and RSS feeds
Guest bloggers
Twitter is a micro-blogging platform which invites you to share what you're doing with the world - in 140 characters or less.These short messages are called "tweets".It also allows you to keep track of what other people are doing as well, either by monitoring their Twitter updates online, or - in some countries - by receiving updates directly to your phone via often a free app or if you prefer via email.HashtagsSearching tags in twitter for current and popular topics or issues on people’s mindsFollow a discussion threadStart your own tagged topic for others to join by refering to your hashtagRetweets
View Fr Bob Maguire’s funny way of being seriousHow issues are brought to the attention of a large audience through a powerful medium, video.
What is Podcasting? According to Wikipedia, podcasting is a "method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet." In layman's terms, it's a way for individuals and companies to create audio programs and allow people to download, listen, and subscribe to them very easily. If you're familiar with blogging you can think of podcasting as "audio blogging." The ability to subscribe to podcasts via a technology called RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to have fresh content downloaded to your computer or portable audio player (e.g., an iPod).Podcasting offers both flexibility and portability to users.Once downloaded from the host website users can listen to their chosen podcast wherever and whenever they chose. Generally, users download software from podcasting websites which allow them to “sign up” or “subscribe” (usually free of charge) to a particular podcast series. This means that when connected to the Internet the software will search for new editions of the user’s favourite podcasts, download them to selected files on their computers and display new items for them on their computer desktop. Alternatively, users can use online podcast “directories” (provided as part of podcasting software) to search for podcasts on particular topics and listen to them online before deciding to subscribe. Using podcasts Podcasting offers the opportunity to download radio broadcasts and other audio/video programs from the Internet to your computer or website However, part of the enthusiasm for this new technology comes from the fact that it allows you to create entertaining podcasts for a wide range of purposes.
Create your own podcastWith a unidirectional mic or use the inbuilt mic on your computer. Record directly to Audacity then export the file in the format you need.This FREE audio editing software is easy to use for podcasting and editing audio files. You will need the LAME Mp3 encoder if you want to export your audio files at MP3 instead of WAV –download and install it from http://lame.sourceforge.net/.How Do I Listen to a Podcast? (from Apple iTunes)There are a number of ways to listen to podcasts. The easiest way is probably through Apple iTunes so we'll cover that first. To listen to a podcast through iTunes, first you must have iTunes 4.9 or higher installed on your computer. To go to Apple's site to download the latest version of iTunes. Once you have iTunes installed, you will see on the right side of most of our individual podcast pages "Subscribe to this: Podcast (iTunes Podcast)". Click that link and the podcast will show up in your iTunes browser where you can listen to the podcast episodes streaming, download individual podcasts, or subscribe to the podcast which will allows iTunes to download new episodes of that podcast automatically (they'll show up in the "Podcasts" section of iTunes).A couple of quick notes about iTunes. First, when you sign up for an account you'll be required to enter a credit card number. This is done so that you can easily purchase music and audio books in the future. However, virtually all podcasts are free so your card will not be charged. Second, subscribing to a podcast means that you will automatically get future episodes of that podcast. And unsubscribing and deleting old episodes can be done within the iTunes software, not from your hardware device; music player, computer or mobile device.
Do you have a social media policy for your order? Security of content that you upload to the internet that is not on your local serverPrivatevs public information that is sharedCopyright (and Use of creative commons licensed files with attribution - http://creativecommons.org.au/)
How do you get approval to use an image found in Flickr?
What does a CC license look like?Who can attribute a CC license to their work? Anyonehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
Plan out your journey, start small and enlist a friend.
On a final note, technology is becoming more intuitive, easy and logical to use. Dive right in and play and be exhilarated by the wonderful experiences you will have because others have bothered to share with you.
