what is social media
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A PowerPoint which is a short, sweet summary of the e-book 'What is Social Media' by Antony Mayfield. I've used the theme 'hands in motion' to visually explain the story. Enjoy! E-book URL: http://www.spannerworks.com/fileadmin/uploads/eBooks/What_is_Social_Media.pdfTRANSCRIPT
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Forrester Research, Social Computing –
How Networks Erode Institutional Power, And What to Do About It
‘Social Computing is not a fad. Nor is it something that
will pass you or your company by. Gradually, Social Computing will
impact almost every role, at every kind of company, in all parts of the world.
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What is Social Media?
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Let’s connect
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By Understanding…
Characteristics of Social Media Kinds of Social Media Social Media’s popularity Social Media’s effectiveness Social Media Drivers
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Let’s get social
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What is Social Media?
A group of new kinds of online media with 5 characteristics:– Participation– Openness– Conversation– Connectedness– Community
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ConversationParticipation
ConnectednessOpenness
Community
SOCIAL MEDIA
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I’m in too.
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Participation
Encourages contributions and feedback Blurs the line between the concept of
media and audience
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No barriers!
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Openness
Open to feedback and participation Encourages voting, feedback,
comments and sharing of information No barriers to accessing and making
use of content
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Hello there!
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Conversation
Traditional media is about “broadcast”, content transmitted or distributed to an audience, social media is better seen as conversational, two-way
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We’re LinkedIn!
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Connectedness
Thrives on connectedness, via links and combining different kinds of media in one place
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Let’s team up!
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Community
Allows communities to form quickly and communicate effectively around common interests
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So, what are Social Media Tools?
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Social Media Tools
Blogs Social Networks Content Communities (folksonomies)
Wikis Podcasts Forums
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Blogs
Best known form of social media Online journals, with entries appearing
with the most recent first– dilbertblog.typepad.com
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Social Networks
Websites that allow people to build personal websites and then connect with friends to share content and communication– MySpace – 107 million members– Orkut – 67 million members– Facebook – 34 million members
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Content Communities
Communities which organize and share particular kinds of content– Photos (Flickr)– Bookmarked links (del.icio.us)– Videos (YouTube)
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Wikis
Websites that allow people to add content to or edit the information on them, acting as a communal document or database– Wikipedia - 1.5 million articles (English)
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Podcasts
Audio and video files that are available by subscription through services like Apple iTunes
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Forums
Areas for online discussion, around specific topics and interests
Predate the advent of the term ‘social media’ and are a powerful and popular element of online communities
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It’s rocking!
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Why is it so popular?
Truly social Sharing ideas Cooperating and collaborating to create
art, thinking and commerce, vigorous debate and discourse
Finding people who might be good friends, allies and lovers
It’s what we have built several civilizations on
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It’s got impact.
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The power of social media
Not great shiny, whizzy new technology, but because it lets us be ourselves, only more so…
We can find information, inspiration, like-minded people, communities and collaborators faster than ever before
New ideas, services, business models and technologies emerge and evolve at dizzying speed
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What’s the driving force?
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Driving Social Media
What are the fundamental drivers behind the rapid growth of social media?
Disruption of traditional models in:– Creation– Consumption
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It’s about YOU!
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Creation
Paradigm shifts in: – Media Production
The ‘YOU’ phenomenon– Blogs & User-generated content, mash-ups
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It’s about YOU, again!
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Distribution
Paradigm shifts in: – Media Distribution
Time-shifting – RSS & Search Engines – Podcasts
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What does the future hold?
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‘It is difficult, indeed dangerous, to
underestimate the huge changes this revolution will bring or the power
of developing technologies to build and destroy - not just
companies butwhole countries.’
Rupert Murdoch
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Thank You!
Credit: Antony Mayfield, Head of Content & Media, Spannerworks
www.spannerworks.com/ebooks