1. Social Media for Social good
USFT National Convergence
Presented

2. Activism or “Slacktivism”?

3. The power of social media in organizing
“If the Internet didn’t exist, Barack Obama would not be president of the United States. The fact that the most powerful person in the world wouldn’t be in that position without the Internet and organizing online says something.”
-Ben Rattray, founder of Change.org

4. Twitter Twitter- 140 Characters to say something powerful
Not just about what you are eating for dinner
Power of Twitter
Keeping up with calls to action & putting your own forward
Crowdsourcing
Sharing information, location, content quickly
Ex. Egypt, Iran Protests, Haiti Earthquake

5. Twitter Demo

6. * Courtesy Mashable

7. Facebook Demographics
* Courtesy Mashable

8. Facebook Easiest and Most Effective Way to Reach People
Everyone is on Facebook, with a few exceptions
Facebook Pages, Great Public Space to get out content and information to your followers
New Groups, Facebook’s Most Important New Feature
Facebook Causes

9. Facebook Demo

10. Google The Power of The Internet Giant!
Google Accounts - Gmail, Calendar, Docs
Google Apps - Branding, Personal Addresses
Further Credibility, Enhances Group Identity
A Professional Suite of Tools, for Free
Google Forms - The Easiest Online Petition

11. Google Demo

12. Preparing & Sharing Your Content
Timed Updates - Hootsuite, Laterbro
Shortening Links - bit.ly
Blog - Wordpress, Tumblr
Creating your own Website

13. Trends The Cloud, Collaboration Between Meetings
Location, Location, Location
Check-ins: Facebook Places, Foursquare
QR Codes

15. Scan this!

16. Some Cool Services GroupME/Group Texting Services
Doodle - Schedule Meetings
Issuu - Online Publications

17. Services Demo

18. Q&A

19. Thanks for coming! Twitter: @charlieharris
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