The document lists various social media and networking apps and websites that can help organizations connect with audiences and track engagement. It includes mainstream sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as newer geo-location apps. It also discusses tools for sharing photos, videos, documents and hosting online meetings or webinars. Throughout it emphasizes how these various platforms can help build and engage communities around causes and events.

1. There’s an App For That.
(or a similar program to help…)
It
Takes
a
Village.
Facebook
(www.facebook.com)
-­‐
a
global
social
networking
site
where
people
share
life
events
and
interests
with
friends
and
family.
Companies
can
set
fan
pages
and
raise
awareness
about
events/causes.
TwiDer
(www.twiDer.com)
-­‐
a
social
networking/microblogging
site
(140
characters
or
less)
where
people
share
thoughts,
news,
informa?on.
Offers
real-­‐?me
feedback
for
organiza?ons
and
way
to
connect
with
people
who
have
similar
interests.
FriendFeed
(friendfeed.com)
-­‐
social
networking
aggregator
that
allows
people
to
share
Web
sites
and
informa?on
among
friends.
Blogs:
Wordpress
(wordpress.com
or
wordpress.org
and
www.blogger.com)
-­‐
a
blog
is
a
“web
log”
that
offers
commentary,
photography,
or
other
informa?on
you
want
to
share
in
a
journal
type
of
format.
Gowalla
(www.gowalla.com)
-­‐
a
geoloca?on
social
networking
site
where
friends
check
into
loca?ons,
give
feedback
and
collect
rewards
(a
good
way
to
track
your
audience
and
what
they
like).
Foursquare
(foursquare.com)
–
a
geoloca?on
social
networking
site
where
friends
check
in,
offer
?ps,
and
get
badges/mayorships.
CauseWorld(www.causeworld.com)
-­‐
a
geoloca?on
site
where
people
check
in,
gather
karma,
donate
to
causes
and
share
their
ac?vity
with
friends.
Companies
sponsor
karma
points.
Goby
(goby.com)
–
a
geoloca?on
site
where
people
learn
about
events
and
things
to
do
in
ci?es
they
visit
or
live.
Jumo
(www.jumo.com)
*coming*
-­‐
bringing
people
and
organiza?ons
together
to
“speed
the
pace
of
global
change.”
Digg
(Digg.com)
–
News
and
informa?on
on
the
Web.
Featured
content
is
determined
by
what
people
vote
on
to
be
the
best.
Del.icio.us
(hDp://delicious.com/)
–
Social
bookmarking
site.
People
discover
sites
they
like
and
share
them
with
friends.
StumbleUpon
(www.stumbleupon.com)
-­‐
Site
that
recommends
sites,
videos,
photos
based
on
the
subscriber’s
customized
preferences.
To
know
is
to
love.
Bit.ly
(www.bit.ly)
-­‐
shorten,
share,
and
track
number
of
clicks
to
your
links.
Google:
Analy?cs,
Reader,
Alerts
(www.google.com)
-­‐
Learn
about
traffic
paDerns,
visitors,
referring
sites,
hits,
and
more.
Hashtags
(hashtags.org)
–
Allows
you
to
track
trending
topics
(what
people
are
discussing).
RSS
Feeds
(Really
Simple
Syndica?on)
–
Allows
subscribers
to
get
a
“feed”
of
content
in
their
email
(or
Google
site).
Allows
publishers
to
syndicate
their
content.
Poll
Everywhere
(www.polleverywhere.com)
-­‐
an
online
polling
service
that
lets
people
text
answers
via
text,
TwiDer,
etc.
You
see
the
results
in
real-­‐?me.

2. There’s an App For That.
(or a similar program to help…)
Share
and
share
alike.
YouTube
(www.youtubecom)
-­‐
“A
place
to
watch,
share,
and
upload
videos.”
Vimeo
(vimeo.com)
–
An
online,
high-­‐end
video
sharing
community.
Animoto
(www.animoto.com)
–
Turn
sta?c
photos
into
short
videos
that
you
can
post
and
share.
Skitch
(skitch.com)
/
Snagit
(www.techsmith.com)
-­‐
Allows
you
to
grab
screen
shots
and
share
images.
Flickr
(www.flickr.com)
-­‐
Online
photo
(and
now
video)
sharing
site.
Upload
and
share
photo
sets
and
embed
photos
into
your
blog.
Picasa
(picasa.google.com)
–
Online
photo
edi?ng
soeware.
TweetPhoto
(tweetphoto.com)
/
Mobypicture
(www.mobypicture.com)
-­‐
Real-­‐?me
photo
sharing
which
integrates
with
TwiDer
and
Facebook.
Blip.fm
(hDp://blip.fm)
/
Last.fm
(hDp://last.fm)
-­‐
Find,
recommend,
and
share
music
online.
You
can
do
it…these
tools
can
help.
MailChimp
(www.mailchimp.com)
-­‐
An
easy
way
to
send
aDrac?ve
email
newsleDers,
manage
subscriber
lists,
and
track
open
rates.
Skype
(www.skype.com)
-­‐
Connect
through
chat,
video
chat,
or
online
voice.
DropBox
(www.dropbox.com)
-­‐
Site
that
provides
online
backup
and
a
place
for
online
document,
photo,
video
sharing.
Slideshare
(www.slideshare.net)
-­‐
Online
site
where
you
can
share
presenta?ons
and
documents.
You
can
also
add
audio
to
create
a
Webinar.
Ping.fm
(ping.fm)
–
site
that
allows
you
to
update
all
your
social
networking
sites
at
once.
Webex
(www.webex.com)
and
GoToMee?ng
(www.gotomee?ng.com)
-­‐
online
conferencing
and
collabora?on
Shiny
things.
Apple
(www.apple.com)
-­‐
iPad
(a
tablet
sized
“computer”),
iPhone
(SmartPhone),
iPod
Touch
(smaller
version
of
iPad)
Nook
(www.barnesandnoble.com)
/
Sony
(sonystyle.com)
/Kindle
(amazon.com)
/
iPad
(www.apple.com)
–
These
devices
allow
you
to
download
electronic
versions
of
books.
Flip
(www.theflip.com)
-­‐
portable
HD
video
camera
with
USB
interface
that
allows
you
to
edit
and
share
videos
online.
Smart
phones
(Blackberry,
iPhone,
HTC
Android)
–
gives
you
the
func?onality
of
video
and
photo
plus
networking
on
the
go
and
in
real
?me).