Social Networking

A New Path of Advocacy and Recovery

Why Social Networking?

 

The Basics of Most SN Applications

1. Set up an Account/Profile

2. Connect with People/Groups

3. Share Away!

Example One: Twitter

@ http://www.twitter.com

Example Two: Facebook

@ http://www.facebook.com

The SN Universe

1. Relationship Sites2. Blogs3. Microblogs4. Community Ratings Sites5. Aggregators6. Miscellaneous Tools

Relationship Sites

1. Facebook

2. MySpace

3. Friendster

4. Linkedin

Facebook

@ http://www.facebook.com

MySpace

@ http://www.myspace.com

Friendster

@ http://www.friendster.com

Linkedin

@ http://www.linkedin.com

Blogs

All Free!!

1. Blogger

– Typepad

– Wordpress

Blogger

@ http://bit.ly/c614Df

Typepad

@ http://www.typepad.com/

Wordpress

@ http://wordpress.org/

Microblogs

1. Twitter

2. Identi.ca

3.  Posterous

Twitter

@ http://www.twitter.com

Identi.ca

@ http://identi.ca/

Posterous

@ http://posterous.com

Community Rating Sites

• Vimeo

• Technorati

• Reddit

• Stumbleupon

• Newsvine

• Mixx

• Digg

• YouTube

• Last.fm

• Flicker

Vimeo

@ http://www.vimeo.com/

Technorati

@ http://technorati.com

Reddit

@ http://www.reddit.com/

Stumbleupon

@ http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Newsvine

@ http://www.newsvine.com/

Mixx

@ http://www.mixx.com/

Digg

@ http://digg.com/

YouTube

@ http://www.youtube.com/

Last.fm

@ http://www.last.fm/

Flickr

@ http://www.flickr.com/

Aggregators

1. Hootsuite

2. Ping.fm

3. Friendfeed

4. Netvibes

Hootsuite

@ http://hootsuite.com/

Ping.fm

@ http://ping.fm/

Friendfeed

@ http://friendfeed.com/

Netvibes

@ http://www.netvibes.com/

Other SN Tools

1. Google2. Ning3. Elgg4. WackWall5. CrowdVine6. Flock7. More tools at http://bit.ly/dtdecq

Google

 

Ning

@ http://www.ning.com/

Elgg

@ http://elgg.org/

Wackwall

@ http://wackwall.com/

CrowdVine

@ http://www.crowdvine.com/

Flock

@ http://flock.com/

More Tools

@ http://bit.ly/dtdecq

Focused or Specialized SN Sites

Complete list @ http://bit.ly/ddGKwA

SN as an Advocacy Tool

1. Finding Help1.Allies2.Answers

2. Building Energy1.Mobilizing2.Momentum

3. Getting It Done1.Planning2.Collaborating

Finding Help

 

Building Energy

 

Getting It Done

 

SN as a Recovery Tool

1. Support1.Friends2.Answers and help

2. Becoming a part of communities1.Joining groups2.Attending Events

3. Building a Future1.Nurturing Hope2.Finding a Job

    

Support

 

Becoming a Part of Communities

 

Building a Future

 

Resources

• Nonprofits and the Social Graph at http://bit.ly/9vIfAo• Eight Secrets at http://bit.ly/9uzgS7•  Inside Obama's Social Media Toolkit at http://bit.ly/9uzgS7•  Build Buzz for Your Cause at http://bit.ly/9ydqcA•  Five Minute Guide at http://bit.ly/bc4WnW•  Using Facebook in Your Nonprofit at http://bit.ly/bOrz5w•  MySpace Best Practices at http://bit.ly/bn0tQr•  Social Networking for Campaigns at http://bit.ly/a45Ow5•  Weave Smarter Networks at http://bit.ly/cDlkdL•  Social Networking Tutorial at http://bit.ly/azMgoU•  10 most beautiful social networks at http://bit.ly/crnb4t

Your Presenter

Name: Norm DeLislePosition:  Director, MDRCEmail: ndelisle@prosynergy.orgTwitter: http://twitter.com/mdrcngdBlogs:Norman Learned at http://normlearned.blogspot.com/LTC Reform at http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/The Recovering Life at http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/

Last Thoughts

“Social media should improve your life, not become your life!” -- Patrick Driessen

“If Facebook were a country, it would now be the 6th most populous in the world.” -- from InsideFacebook.com

“ It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges.” -- Mike Davidson

Thank You!!!

I Appreciate Your Interest