SOCIAL MEDIA: CREATION, CURATION

& SHARINGDr. Rupak ChakravartyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Library & Information SciencePanjab University, ChandigarhWebsite: http://dlispu.webs.com

PRESENTATION OUTLINE:

Part I: Collaborative Tools: Facebook, Google+, Google Groups, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

Part II: Media Sharing: Flickr, YouTube, Social Book Marking

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media (SM) is conversation supported by online tools.

The important thing in SM is the real people who use it and their social interactions

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media includes web - and mobile-based technologies which are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations, communities, and individuals.

SOCIAL MEDIA

According to  Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein Social Media is: a group of Internet-based

applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and

that allow the creation and exchange of user generated content (UGC).

SOCIAL MEDIA

In the year 2012, social media became one of the most powerful sources for news updates through platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media technologies take on many different forms including magazines, Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, social networks, podcasts, photographs or pictures, video, rating and social bookmarking.

SOCIAL MEDIA: TYPES

According to Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein there are six different types of social media: collaborative projects (example, Wikipedia), blogs and microblogs (example, Twitter)content communities (example, YouTube)social networking sites (example, Facebook)virtual game worlds (e.g., Flight Gear) andvirtual social worlds (e.g. Second Life).

SOCIAL NETWORKING:

Its a online network to socialize.Used by individuals as well as organizationsEasy to useVery PopularIncreases computer literacy

TWITTER FEATURES:

Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service which –

enables to broadcast short messages (limited to just 140 characters) to your friends, family, co–workers or so called “followers” –

in real-time.

TWITTER FEATURES:

Twitter allows you to send and read other users updates (known as tweets)

Twitter messages(tweets) are limited to 140 characters (microblogging)

You can send and receive updates via the Twitter website, SMS(text messages), RSS (receive only), emails or a third party application.

TWITTER FEATURES:

You can restrict delivery to your circle of friends (delivery to everyone is the default).

You can use third party application such as Tweetie, Twitterrific, and Feedalizr to send Twitter messages.

TWITTER FEATURES:

You can search for people by name or user name, import friends from other networks, or invite friends via email.

ACADEMIC NETWORKING

Academia.edu ResearchGate Mendeley

WEB CONTENT CURATION:Content curation is the discovery and compilation of high quality content pertaining to a certain subject.

The curator takes this valuable and useful content, mashes it up or cites it, then distributes it for interested parties to read and share.

WEB CONTENT CREATION:Content curation is the ongoing finding and sharing of relevant digital and non-digital content about a specific topic for a specific audience. Typically, this content will come from a variety of properly credited sources and will be collated in such a way that the collection will be more useful than its individual elements.

WEB CONTENT CREATION:Content curation is the collection of content created by others, then filtered through one’s own point of refer ence.

PART IIMedia Sharing: Image,

Video, Bookmarks, Presentations

How many photos and videos can I upload for free?

When you have a free Flickr account, you can upload 2 videos and 300MB worth of photos each calendar month.

Photobucket is the place to store, create and share photos and videos for life. Upload all your best pictures, images, graphics, icons, and videos and share them by email or link them to your favorite sites like Facebook and Twitter. Personalize your photos by using our photo editor or make slideshows to share with friends.Join our large community by entering competitions or searching our huge photo and video library.