Web Tools for Election Administration
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This document provides an overview of social media tools that could be used for election administration. It discusses how the media landscape is changing with declines in newspapers and rise of tools like blogs, podcasts, RSS, social networking sites, wikis, YouTube and Twitter. The document outlines these tools and provides examples of how the Mayo Clinic has used social media. It suggests that election administrators could use blogs for voter education and updates, Twitter for mini-updates and feedback, and YouTube for training videos. The overall cost to implement these tools is estimated at $300.
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Web Tools for Election Administration
- 1. Investigating and Applying Social Media Tools in Election Administration Lee Aase Chancellor, Social Media University, Global May 29, 2009
- 2. About Lee Aase Political Science, B.S. 14 Years in Politics and Government at all levels Campaigns and Government Offices Congress Minnesota Senate Ramsey (MN) County
- 3. Answering Your Questions Why should I care about social media? What are social media? Should we get engaged? How can I get started?
- 4. Agenda Surveying the changing media landscape Overview of Tools The MacGyver Mindset Mayo Clinic as a Case Study Election Impact of Social Media “MacGyver” Suggestions for Election Adminstrators
- 6. Changing Media Landscape Massive newspaper layoffs/buyouts Star Tribune Pioneer Press Los Angeles Times
- 7. Star Tribune Values 1998: $1.2 billion 2006: $530 million Today: Bankruptcy
- 9. And exactly how do newspapers compete?
- 10. The Most Important Word in Web 2.0
- 11. Chicago Tribune Values 2000: Buys LA Times for $8 billion 2007: Sam Zell buys Tribune (with Times) for $8.2 billion
- 12. Media Values Wall Street Journal = $5 billion Chicago Tribune = $8 billion Star Tribune = $0.53 billion Total for all 3 < Facebook ($240 million for 1.6 percent)
- 13. Facebook Demographics More than 200 million active users More than half visit site daily More than 2/3 outside of college Over 35 fastest-growing demographic
- 14. Overview of Tools Blogs Podcasts RSS Social networking sites Wikis YouTube Twitter
- 15. Intro to Blogs Just an easy-to-publish Web site that allows comments Blogs in Plain English, Lee LeFever, Common Craft
- 16. RSS = Really Simple Syndication Lets you easily track dozens of blogs or other web sites Truly opt-in “email” RSS “baked in” IE7, Safari Google Reader, Newsgator, Attensa are free options
- 17. Podcasts TiVo for Audio (and now video) Don’t need an iPod Series of segments to which you can subscribe via RSS iTunes free for PC or Mac
- 18. Social Networking Sites MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn
- 19. Wikis Collaborative editing tools Wikipedia the most famous 2.2 million articles in English Definitive stories quickly on 35W Bridge Collapse Virginia Tech Massacre
- 20. Wikis
- 21. YouTube “The world has voted, and we have decided we want to watch videos on YouTube.” - Andy Sernovitz Google bought for $1.65 billion
- 24. Social Media Election Influence
- 30. Mayo Clinic Medical Edge News Media Syndications
- 31. First Foray in New Media
- 32. Step 2: More, Longer Podcasts
- 34. Getting Started with Blogging Personal blog since July ’06 Asked to Develop Public Affairs Department blog in Dec. ’06 How do you do it without IT Support?
- 35. Wordpress.com Private Blog
- 36. Wordpress.com Private Blog
- 40. Total Cost for a Fully Customized Blog $75.00
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- 44. Total Cost for Facebook, YouTube, Twitter $0.00
- 45. Key Tool: Flip Video Camera Highly Affordable Recording interviews (with tripod) improves existing processes Provides potential blog resources Audio of full interview Video excerpts Limited group of video editors to ease adoption, ensure quality
- 46. Cost for a Flip SD Video Camera $150.00
- 47. A Taste of Tweetcamp Understanding the Twitter Phenomenon Exploring Applications
- 48. Twitter vs. Facebook Facebook is primarily for strengthening existing connections (or re-establishing former ones.) For your friends. Twitter enables you to connect with people who have common interests. For the friends you don’t know yet.
- 49. Twitter vs. Blogs Twitter is a micro-blogging platform. Limited length reduces writer’s/artist’s block Blogs provide opportunity for more thoughtful reflection and development Tweeting = great way to take notes on a live event Blog = platform for review/synthesis Twitter = great for spreading word about posts
- 50. 5 Reasons Twitter is Better than Email “Brevity is the soul of wit” - and of Twitter No expectation to read and respond to everything Conversations open and discoverable Direct messages can reach recipients with priority Blocking or unfollowing punishes abuses
- 51. More Reasons to Care Twitter traffic grew 33 percent in 1 month Whether Twitter remains the “hot” platform or not, this type of communication tool will grow in importance
- 52. Twitter Hashtags Enable easy gathering, especially around an event, such as: #journchat #hcsm #mhsfellows #LeeAaseIsReallyWonderful - unused to date Follow in search.twitter.com - try searching for #tweetcamp2 now! Or log into room on Tweetchat.com Create a hashtag simply by using it in a tweet
- 53. Twitter Etiquette Generally follow your followers Following not = endorsement Auto d to new followers = Not Cool “Protecting” updates also = Not Cool Replying (@) = Cool Re-Tweet (RT) to credit sources, help followers find interesting tweeters also = Cool Don’t conceal work affiliation
- 56. Case Study #1: Listening
- 58. Case Study #2: Tweetup in Baltimore Me: Are you based in Baltimore? Me: I’m going to be there Tuesday for this conference. (asae.center.or/hcc) on a panel RU available late pm? Me: I’m flying out Tues at 6:45 p.m. Any avail in the later afternoon? I think my panel is done about 2:30
- 59. Case Study #3: Journalist Interactions
- 60. Case Study #4: Contributing to Virality Alerted to interesting video of older couple playing piano in Gonda atrium. Embedded in Sharing Mayo Clinic, posted to Mayo Clinic Facebook page, and Tweeted 1,005 views in six months up to 4/7/09.
- 61. The next day...
- 63. April 22
- 65. May 15
- 68. Applications
- 69. “Your kids are not smarter than you are. They’re just not afraid to look dumb.” -- Lee Aase, Chancellor, Social Media University, Global (SMUG)
- 70. How can you practically use social media for Election Administration? Blog for voter education, in-depth news Twitter for: Alerting followers to blog posts Mini-updates, reporting precinct results Conversations/Feedback YouTube - incorporate with blog for election judge training videos, curriculum
- 71. Total Cost for Blog, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Camera: $300.00
- 72. Immediate Application Get a FREE RSS reader, subscribe to feeds Get iTunes (FREE), subscribe to podcasts Start a FREE personal blog Open a FREE YouTube account and upload a video Open a FREE profile on Facebook and “friend” me Open a Twitter account and “follow” me
- 73. Your SMUG Example Origins in “12-Step Program” and Facebook 101 seminar Social media for lifelong learners Free Tuition (Room & Board not incl.) Google Lee Aase or SMUG U to audit classes, apply for admission Established Jan. 24, 2008 social-media-university-global.org