Presentation on social networking and social media to the Annie E. Casey Foundation Fellows (June 2009)

1. Social Networking
Using Technology to Find and
Manage Connections
Or… The Secret to Meaningful Dialogue in 140 Characters!
Tiffany Thomas Smith & Shannon Heaps
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Fellows Annual Gathering
June 2009

2. Social Networking : Using Technology to Find
and Manage Connections
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3. Breaking News… Two hours later
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4. Facebook By The Numbers
 200,000,000 Users (half check in every day!)
 Two-third aren’t in college
 Most are 35 and older with 120 friends
 4 million users become “fans” each day
 20 million+ update status at least once
a day
 74% of nonprofits are already there!
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5. LinkedIn
 42 million members in over 200 countries
 A new member joins every second
 An online business card/resume/road map!
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6. Twitter Made Simple
 Step 1: Listen, Listen, LISTEN!
 Step 2: Create a Profile… Don’t forget a photo
(Tip: You only see news from profiles you follow)
 Step 3: Say something…
 Combine the auto-feed and the real
 Use good manners
 Step 4: … And they will come!
 http://wefollow.com
 http://twellow.com
 Step 5: Advanced chatter - Hashtags
 http://tweetchat.com
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7. Make it work for YOU
 Manage multiple accounts
 http://friendfeed.com
 http://ping.fm
 If you blog, you’ve already got content
 http://twitterfeed.com
 Take your tools with you
 www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry
 http://tweetdeck.com/beta/
 Organize your day (http://twitter.com/gcal)
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8. Social Networking
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation - Casey Fellows Annual Gathering - June 2009