Be A Follower!
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BE A FOLLOWER! Using the Web to Stay Connected
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BE A FOLLOWER!Using the Web to Stay Connected
AAUW
Mission = AAUW advances equity for women
and girls through advocacy, education, and
research.
Freehold Chapter of AAUW
What do you want people to know about your
organization?
What do you want them to do once they know
about you?
Attend events
Make donations
WHAT IS ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING?
A social network service focuses on
building online communities of people who
share interests and/or activities, or who are
interested in exploring the interests and
activities of others. Most social network
services are web based and provide a variety
of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail
and instant messaging services (Wikipedia, accessed 9/30/09).
OK, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??
An online community, usually sharing some
common interest
Building connections to people you may or may
not know in real life (irl)
How many of you have heard of:
RSS?
YouTube?
Facebook?
Twitter?
WHAT AAUW IS ALREADY DOING
Right from their website:• RSS Feeds• News and Events• Notices• Blogs• YouTube• Facebook• Twitter
WHAT ARE RSS FEEDS?
RSS
Really Simple Syndication
Rich Site Summary
Basically, RSS brings the news to you!
Using an RSS Reader
Bloglines (bloglines.com)
Google Reader (google.com/reader)
WHAT IS YOUTUBE?
Search for and watch videos
Channels
If you create an account, you can:
Find and watch videos
See videos you have watched recently
Save favorites for later
Share that playlist
RSS feed
WHAT IS FACEBOOK?
“Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.”“Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.”
(from facebook.com)
WHAT IS TWITTER?
Microblogging (140 characters or less per
tweet)
Allows for exchange of quick, simple
messages
Some terms/abbreviations to know:
# (hashtag)
DM (direct message)
@ (at reply)
RT (retweet)
Following and Being Followed
SEARCH TWITTER
HOW DOES IT HELP ME?
Find out about organizations
Participants
Events and programs
Find old friends
Make new friends
Be involved
Share
Connect
FURTHER QUESTIONS?
Karen Klapperstuck Virtual Branch Manager of Monroe Township
Library [email protected] 732-521-5000 ext. 138
