2. What we’ll cover You’re already doing it What makes social media different Basic principles and types Examples of use Thinking strategically Next steps
4. Same thing, only different Communication is always evolving Printing press, pony express, telephone, internet… Social media is the latest, and perhaps most significant, shift in communication Does not replace other media Expands the horizon of what was previously possible
10. Why is this important? Dramatic shift in how information is shared Barriers to participation have been greatly reduced Anyone has the chance to be heard With free tools and expanding platforms, creativity beats $$ “Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring” – Clay Shirky
20. To respond to events “Google has been working to develop a better map of Haiti through its crowd sourced Map Maker application … encourages users to enhance Google Maps by adding street names, points of interests, and editing driving directions … Google said it had made all of its raw Map Maker data about Haiti available to the United Nations to aid in relief efforts.”1 Maps: http://is.gd/cVuOH 1. PC World, 1/14/2010: Google Earth Reveals the Devastation in Haitihttp://is.gd/cVuSp
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22. To be a source of information http://diseasemanagementcareblog.blogspot.com/
23. Hospitals are increasingly on board As of June 20, 2010 744 Hospitals total 344 YouTube Channels 530 Facebook pages 557 Twitter Accounts 96 Blogs Read more: Hospital Social Network List: http://ebennett.org/hsnl/#ixzz0rUopyc2i
26. Amplification & Speed This is what makes social media powerful, and what makes it potentially intimidating Just as you can promote something, others can use the same exact channels to do the same. Photo Credit: Obie Fernandez, via Creative Commons