an introduction to social media by thom corah
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De Montfort University's Thom Corah provides an accessible overview of what social media is and how it can used. This is from our EPSRC Gooddeeds projectTRANSCRIPT
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Social Media
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Today What is social media? The power of social media How can we use it?
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What is social media? Social media are media for social
interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. (wikipedia)
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Examples? Internet forums social blogs microblogging wikis social networks podcasts
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Examples Facebook Twitter Instagram Soundcloud Blogger Wordpress flickr …..
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Twitter Microblogging service – 140 character
limit
#CCLeic – hashtag, like a keyword or subject
@PhoenixLeic – reference to a username
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“Ideas spread more rapidly in densely connected social networks. So tools that increase the density of social connection
are instrumental to the changes that spread”
- Stowe Boyd (following the “Twitter Revolution” in Tunisia, Feb 2011)
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Vive La Révolution!
Phillipines, 2001
“Full mblsn tday EDSA”
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Tunisia – 2010-11 Fueled by Twitter and Wikileaks (?)
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Tunisia – most popular TweetsVoice of Tunisia @Voiceoftunisia
Tunisians too early for congratulations, we did not succeed yet. power is still in the corrupt RCD party. #sidibouzid #tunisia #jasminrevolt6:53 PM - 14 Jan 2011
Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy
Every #Arab leader is watching #Tunisia in fear. Every Arab citizen is watching Tunisia in hope and solidarity. #Sidibouzid.6:39 PM - 13 Jan 2011
BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
Tunisia's President Ben Ali steps down amid ongoing protests and leaves the country5:52 PM - 14 Jan 2011
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Tunisia #tunisia peaked at 28 tweets per
second Total tweets mentioning Tunisia – 196k Appeared in Twitter streams 329m times Reaching 26m Twitter users
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But also Finding missing people Enhancing education Marketing brands Understanding health following
childbirth?
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Twitter We’re going to start off using Twitter.
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How can we use it? Website Mobile App Tablet App
All broadly similar
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Now it’s your turn!! Thanks Any questions?