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Social Networking for Journalists
Social Networking for Journalists, a presentation given to mid-career journalists on a online media course at Wits University.
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- Slide 1: Social networking and bookmarking for journalistic purposes 26 August 2008 FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 2: Agenda • Defining social networking and bookmarking • Overview of sites • Flickr • Facebook • Stumbleupon • Digg • Twitter • Youtube FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 3: Definitions
- Slide 4: Definitions • Social networking: is the grouping of individuals together into to specific groups, often using online networking services. People have always social networked but the internet has opened up ways of doing it globally • Social bookmarking: is a way of sharing, storing, organising, searching, and managing web pages on the internet FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 5: Overview
- Slide 6: Overview of sites We will be looking at the following sites and their usefulness for journalists: • Flickr: www.flickr.com • Facebook: www.facebook.com • Twitter: www.twitter.com • Stumbleupon: www.stumbleupon.com • Digg: http://digg.com/ • Youtube: www.youtube.com FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 7: Flickr FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 8: Flickr continued • A photo-sharing website • Lets you search for images, connect with photographers and join groups about specific interests • Uses: 5. Search for photos related to your story 6. Put you in touch with photographers, and potential sources 7. Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org): Many Flickr users offer their work under a Creative Commons license, saying upfront whether or not you can use their pictures FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 9: Facebook FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 10: Facebook continued • One of the most popular social networking services in the world: over 100 million people have joined facebook! • Networks: Regional, national and interest group based. Eg: South Africa, Wits University, TAC support group, fans of “Freshly Ground” • Uses: 4. Search for groups related to your story 5. Put you in touch with sources 6. Search for events FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 11: Twitter FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 12: Twitter continued • a service for groups to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one question: what are you doing now? • Search for and add people to “follow”, people may also follow you • Uses: 4. Peer group to access 5. Quick opinion polls 6. Advice 7. Tracking interest and trends FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 13: Stumbleupon FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 14: Stumbleupon continued • helps you discover and share great websites. • Randomly or through groups • Uses: 1. Tracking interest and trends FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 15: Digg FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 16: Digg Continued • Peer review mechanism • Share information and sites • Uses: 1. Tracking interest and trends FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 17: Youtube FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
- Slide 18: Youtube Continued • Finding videos • Sharing videos • Video comments • Uses: 5. Finding content and resources 6. Audio-visual research FLOW COMMUNICATIONS | WEB DEVELOPMENT | DESIGN | JOURNALISM | MEDIA TRAINING
