Presentation for AAUW - Freehold, NJ Chapter

1. Be a follower! Using the Web to Stay Connected

2. 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

3. 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).

5. Building connections to people you may or may not know in real life (irl)

6. How many of you have heard of:

7. RSS?

8. YouTube?

9. Facebook?

11. News and Events

12. Notices

13. Blogs

14. YouTube

15. Facebook

19. 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

22. 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)

26. 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

29. Search Twitter

30. How does it help ME? Find out about organizations Participants Events and programs Find old friends Make new friends Be involved Share Connect

31. Further questions? Karen Klapperstuck Virtual Branch Manager of Monroe Township Library librarykar@gmail.com 732-521-5000 ext. 138