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- 1. For more information, please e-mail smeyerhoff@uua.org 1 Social Media for Congregational Leaders and Staff Webinar on October 27, 2010 By Shelby Meyerhoff, UUA Public Witness Specialist
- 2. 2 Social media tools list Blogs Facebook Twitter YouTube Online audio Flickr
- 3. 3 Social media resources from the UUA • UUA social media resources • UUA social media discussion list
- 4. 4 BLOGS
- 5. 5 Basic information about blogs A blog is a website or part of a website that publishes posts written by one or more authors. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order and readers may be allowed to write comments on posts.
- 7. 7 How blogs are used to promote Unitarian Universalism • UUA staff blogs • Congregational blogs (sample) • Individual blogs To find more samples, visit UUpdates and The Interdependent Web.
- 8. 8 FACEBOOK
- 9. 9 Basic information about Facebook • Facebook is a social networking site for individuals and organizations. • Individuals may establish personal profiles on Facebook. • Organizations may establish pages or groups on Facebook (pages are preferred).
- 11. 11 How Facebook is used to promote Unitarian Universalism • Many UUA congregations have pages or groups on Facebook. (sample) • The UUA’s Facebook Page has over 22,000 fans. • 15+ UUA programs, offices or districts also have pages on Facebook; these are listed in the “Favorite Pages” sidebar item of the UUA’s Facebook page.
- 12. 12 TWITTER
- 13. 13 Basic information about Twitter Twitter is a microblogging service that allows users to send short written messages to a large group of readers (or to individual readers).
- 15. 15 How Twitter is used to promote Unitarian Universalism • The UUA’s Twitter account has more than 2,000 followers. • 110+ congregations (sample) are using Twitter, as are some UU religious professionals (sample) and lay leaders (sample).
- 16. 16 YOUTUBE
- 17. 17 Basic information about YouTube • YouTube is a video-sharing website that allows users to upload and display videos. Users can also respond to videos using ratings, comments, and other features.
- 19. 19 Use of YouTube to promote Unitarian Universalism • Videos on the UUA’s YouTube channel have received a total of more than 193,400 views. • Some congregations are creating short introductory videos. • Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have created YouTube channels. (sample)
- 20. 20 ONLINE AUDIO (including audio files, podcasts, and iTunes)
- 21. 21 Basic information about audio files, podcasts, and iTunes • Audio files are recordings, generally made available online in .mp3 format. • Podcasts are regularly-updated collections of audio (or video) files, compiled in an RSS feed. • Podcasts are designed so that audio files can be easily downloaded onto portable electronic devices (like iPods). • iTunes is an online music store. iTunes lists podcasts available for download to iPods. Podcasts are made available for free on iTunes
- 23. 23 Use of online audio to promote Unitarian Universalism • Many congregations make audio of sermons available. • Some congregations and individuals produce radio shows for local stations. • Some congregations and individuals produce original audio content. (sample) • For all audio content, congregations are encouraged not only to put the files online, but to make them available as a podcast.
- 24. 24 FLICKR
- 25. 25 Basic information about Flickr • Flickr is a website that facilitates the uploading and sharing of photos among users. Photos can be labeled with keywords. Flickr groups allow multiple users to pool their photos.
- 27. 27 Use of Flickr to promote Unitarian Universalism: • Some congregations use Flickr to share photos among members. (Sample) • Flickr can be used to share photos of particular events. (Sample) • Flick can be used to pool similar photos for a particular purpose. (See UU Stock Photos.)
- 28. 28 The End! • Visit and share the UUA’s social media resources. • Join the discussion and receive updates on the UUA’s social media discussion list. • Please keep in touch by e-mailing smeyerhoff@uua.org