1. Intro. to
Social Media

2. What is Social Media?
 The best way to define social media is to break it
down. Media is an instrument on communication,
like a newspaper or a radio, so social media would
be a social instrument of communication. This
would be a website that doesn't just give you
information, but interacts with you while giving you
that information.
 Think of regular media as a one-way street where
you can read a newspaper or listen to a report on
television, but you have very limited ability to give
your thoughts on the matter.
 Social media, on the other hand, is a two-way
street that gives you the ability to communicate
too.

3. Social Media Sites
 Facebook
 Google+
 Twitter
 Pinterest
 LinkedIn
 Videos
 Photo Sharing
 Blogging

4. Facebook
 Facebook is the world’s largest
social network, with over 1 billion
users worldwide.
 Facebook can be used to:
 See updates and posts from friends
 Share photos and videos
 Share information on your timeline
 Invite friends to join groups and
events
 Chat with friends
 Play games and use applications

5. Facebook Timeline

6. Facebook News Feed

7. How to Sign Up
Step One:
Create a new account
Step Two:
Add friends and create
a profile

8. Google+
 Google+ is a social network created
by Google in 2011.
 Google+ allows you to:
 Create a custom profile
 Create circles to control who can see
what you post
 Join communities to connect with
people with shared interests
 Share photos easily
 Video chat with friends
 Integrate your profile with other
Google products

9. Google+ Profile

10. Google+ Home Page

11. How to Sign Up
Step One:
Sign up for a Google account
or sign in with your existing
account
Step Two:
Click on +You to begin
creating your profile

12. Twitter
 Twitter is a real-time information
network that connects you to the
latest stories, ideas, opinions and
news about what you find
interesting. Simply find the accounts
you find most compelling and
follow the conversations.
 At the heart of Twitter are small
bursts of information called Tweets.
Each Tweet is 140 characters long,
but don’t let the small size fool
you—you can discover a lot in a
little space. You can see photos,
videos and conversations directly in
Tweets to get the whole story at a
glance, and all in one place.

13. Twitter Profile

14. Twitter Home Page

15. How to Sign Up
Step One:
Sign up for a Twitter
account
Step Two:
Start tweeting!

16. Pinterest
 Pinterest is one of the fastest
growing social networks in the
world.
 Pinterest is an online pinboard
that allows users to “pin”
content to their own personal
“boards” that can then be
seen by other users. Others
can then “repin” content to
their own boards.

17. How does Pinterest work?

18. Pinterest Feed

19. Your Boards

20. How to Sign Up
Step One:
Select your sign up option
Step Two:
Create your account

21. LinkedIn
 LinkedIn is the world’s largest
professional network with
200 million members in 200
countries and territories
around the globe.
 Mission: connect the world's
professionals to make them
more productive and
successful. When you join
LinkedIn, you get access to
people, jobs, news, updates,
and insights that help you
be great at what you do.
 Who can benefit from
joining LinkedIn?
 Anyone with professional
skills looking to network with
other professionals

22. LinkedIn Profile

23. Group Pages

24. How to Sign Up

25. Video Sharing
 There are several video sharing
websites available for free. The
two most popular are:
 Youtube: A video-sharing
website on which users can
upload, share, and view
videos. Users can also
comment on the videos of
others.
 Vimeo: A video-sharing website
on which users can upload,
share, and view videos. Vimeo
is used by many independent
filmmakers.

26. Photo Sharing
 There are many free photo-sharing
websites that allow users to upload,
store, and share their personal
photos:
 Flickr: Flickr is the world’s most
popular photo sharing website.
Users can upload, organize, share,
and print photos.
 Picasa: In addition to allowing you
to manage your photos, Picasa
allows you to perform basic edits
and gives you many options for
sharing those pictures with others.
 Photobucket: Photobucket allows
users to upload, store, edit, share,
and create slideshows with their
photos.

27. Blogging
 Blogging is an interactive form of
publishing content on the web. It comes
from the term "web log." The act of
blogging dates back to the late 1990s,
and has become a dominant way of self-
publishing in the 2000s.
 Most blog sites offer free accounts that
allow users to publish their own content
and interact with other bloggers.
 The most popular blog sites are:
 Blogger
 Tumblr
 Wordpress

28. Social Media Tips
 No Such Thing as Private
 X Marks the Spot
 Separate Work and Family
 How Old Are You Now?
 Check Security Settings
 Review Before Posting
 Public vs. Private
Conversations
 You Play, You Pay…In Loss of
Privacy
 How Do I Know You?

29. Questions?
Matt Kovar
TLC Coordinator
(308) 233-3612
mkovar@kearneygov.org