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TWITTER STRATEGIES Presented by Lisa Colton, Darim Online
January 19, 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA BOOT CAMP
STRATEGIESFor Synagogues
Presented by Lisa Colton, Founder & President
Darim OnlineLisa@darimonline.org
434.977.1170
THIS IS AN ATTENTION ECONOMY
MOBILE GENERATION
OUR PLAN TODAY
1. Quick orientation to Twitter
2. Listening more than talking
3. Find your voice
4. Add value
5. Use networks
6. Advanced tools
Twitter Vocabulary
@ denotes username
RT = “ReTweet”
MT= “Modified Tweet”
DM = Direct Msg
# denotes hashtag
What Does Twitter Says About You?
WHAT TO TALK ABOUT?
1. Ask questions (for answers, or just sharing)2. Share information that can be helpful (curate!)3. Help people – find people asking for help, and help!4. Share your opinions5. Share links to your own content – now and then. 6. Community Highlight – tweet about people in your
community (Mazel tov, did you know, thanks for volunteering, etc)
7. Conversation – jump in!8. Retweet – find good stuff and pass it on!9. Slice of life – what’s going on right now in your head,
your office? The Jewish calendar?
LISTENING IS CRITICAL
LISTENING:
@ mentions
LISTENING: Searches
Example of Hashtags,
#JED21(Jewish Education in the
21st Century)
Example of Hashtags, #JEDchat
(Weekly Wed 8-9pm chat re: Jewish Education)
Basics• Hashtags help aggregate
information– Ex. #Jewish, #Israel, #Rabbi,
• Convene conversations around specific themes
• Recruit from networks to join conversations
• Help people find one another
Tips• Don’t make it too long!
• #ff, (follow friday) – a way to show others who you follow and why, a shout out
• #JED21 – Jewish education discussion
• #WhatRabbisDo (theme)
• #URJbiennial (event)
• #SanDiego (location)
• #Shabbat (holiday)
• #JSAM (Jewish Social Action Month)
ALL ABOUT HASHTAGS
Find Your Voice
Add Value
You don’t have to create all of the content! Be a content CURATOR!
CROWDSOURCING
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
Who do you want to reach? What’s “viral” for you?
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
• How did this video get 3000 views?• Why does it matter?• What does it say about the Rabbi? • About the congregation?
http://bit.ly
Twitter App for iPhone & Android
Hootsuite and Tweetdeck: Twitter “Dashboards”
Human transparency (Who is it?)
Listening, then delegating as needed
Adding value
Building community
Marketing your feed
Integration with FB, etc.
STAFFING YOUR TWITTER STRATEGY
Twitter for Business
URJ “Lists” to find others
Slides and recording will be posted on URJ website
COACHING AND CONSULTING GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Due June 8th
More info: http://bit.ly/urjgrant
Facebook Group: http://on.fb.me/urjbootcamp
Twitter: #urjbootcamp