Social media is defined as media that allows for social interaction, using highly accessible publishing techniques to share content. It supports sharing information widely and allows people to go from passive consumers to active producers of content. Businesses also refer to this user-generated content. Social media is seen as driving the current "Attention Age" period in history by some. Common social media platforms that were discussed include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, Flickr, and YouTube. The benefits listed for businesses creating social media profiles included promotion, brand awareness, engagement, feedback, and relationship building with customers.

1. Social Media Explained to Australian Institute of Landscape Designers & Managers

2. What social media is Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Blogging Flickr

3. Let’s Watch a Video

4. Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media uses Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers…… Businesses also refer to social media as user-generated content (UGC) or consumer-generated media (CGM). Social media utilization is believed to be a driving factor in the idea that the current period in time will be defined as the Attention Age . Source: Wikipedia.com What is Social Media? OR…. a way to have a conversation with your audience

5. What is Social Media?

6. Source date: 16/2/10 Demographics of users on social networking sites

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8. Why have a page? To promote your product /service/business To increase brand awareness To reach people globally To increase the number of people you reach To increase sales To tell customers about new products/services To get feedback on products/services To create a community for your business/brand To engage your customers To increase purchase intent To help with your website SEO To build a relationship with your audience To make your customers feel loved!

9. Facebook Page

10. Interest on Facebook

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12. Twitter is Growing Average age on Twitter is 39 Years Old 2.5 Million Australians are on Twitter

13. Twitter Usage March 2010 statistics

14. Customise your page

15. Search for #architecture

17. Search for Landscape Architecture

18. Create Your Own YouTube Channel

19. Why YouTube?

21. What is LinkedIn? Professional social network with 100 million members 1.2m in Australia Average age of 37 years old Average income of $108,000 An online network to build your reputation A place to find a job A place to find staff A place to do research A place to find answers A place to promote events

22. Profile

23. Company Profile

24. Research Resource

25. Networking Groups

26. Blogging

27. What is a Blog? A blog (a blend of the term web log ) is a type of website or part of a website . Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog . Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries . A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages , and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art ( Art blog ), photographs ( photoblog ), videos ( video blogging ), music ( MP3 blog ), and audio ( podcasting ). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts. Source: wikipedia.com

28. Is Anyone Using Blogs?

29. Source: Technorati.com State of the Bloggersphere 2010 Which sources do you trust for brand, product, or service information?

30. Or Photobucket, or Picasso etc….

31. Photo Blog

32. Photo Sharing

33. www.SocialRabbit.net Questions http://au.linkedin.com/in/LaraSolomon www.Facebook.com/SocialRabbit www.Twitter.com/LaRoo www.YouTube.com/user/TheSocialRabbit