New Social Media

IMAGINE DIALOGUEBaku01/05/2010

A little bit about me

My name is Arzu I am from Baku I am freelance regional analyst

I am also a blogger since September 2008

I have majored in International Relations and Global Politics

Types of New Social Media

Social media is about…

Social media is…

Opinions, insights,

experiences, perspectives

Social media and Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is…

People being able to create their own websites without any special knowledge for self- publishing, creating and uploading a video, sharing photos and information and etc.

In short,

Its all about, you, me and other ordinary people like us using Internet to do different things and creating diverse projects

Its about conversation that is powered by blogs, social network sites, micro blogging, file sharing and many other exciting things :)

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So what can new social media offer us

- an open source for:- Thinking - Listening- Watching- Finding support- Uniting in action

Examples Last year together with a journalist from Yerevan Onnik

Krikorian we did a small project on a cross- country dialogue

http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Regions-and-countries/Azerbaijan/An-Azeri-village-in-Georgia

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/12/30/overcoming-negative-stereotypes-in-the-south-caucasus/

http://frontlineclub.com/blogs/onnikkrikorian/2010/03/bbc-azeri-social-media-and-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-transformation.html

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/03/24/armenia-azerbaijan-facebook-diary/

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/03/25/armenia-azerbaijan-bbc-azeri-facebook-diary-ii/

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/03/26/armenia-azerbaijan-bbc-azeri-facebook-diary-iii/

Blogs Blogger/ Blogspot

LiveJournal OpenDiary WorldPress Vox Typepad Tumblr

Blogs

- Easy to use websites- Encourage conversations among people who share similar concerns, ideas, thoughts

- Can be on any topic- Don’t have to be based on thorough research

Blogs (cont.)- write/publish/share at the speed of light

- Can be authored by one person or a team of writers (Jumla, Worldpress)

“They are the most successful, addictive, potent and radical applications of all new technologies and applications spawned by the personal computer”

Examples

Did you know That the total number of blogs is thought to be approaching 200 million (http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5725644.ece) and its growing as we speak

Maximizing your blog

Allblogtools.com/about- Free blogger templates and tools

- Browsing by category: layout, color, template

Twitter

- a.k.a. “SMS of the Internet” Why is it important?

ranked among 50 most popular websites worldwide;

Its popularity is growing in the region You can post tweets via your mobile number via short message service (SMS)

ExamplesIt was most popular online tool used by

President Barack Obama, throughout his entire race for publicity

ExamplesIn June 2009, in the aftermath of presidential elections

in Iran, protestors used Twitter as a rallying tool and as a method of communication with the outside world

ExamplesIn April 2009, Twitter was used to mobilize protestors

in Chisinau/ Moldova and the famous #pman (hashtag) came about, as protestors stormed presidential and parliament buildings on April 7th

A little bit more on Twitter

- There is only space for 140 characters

- Make sure to use “#” when you use key words (#Azerbaijan, #human rights, #social)

- Use URL shortening (Bit.ly; goo.gl; and tr.im)

Video and video blogging

- Make videos- Publish videos- Reach wider audience

Examples http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tjYoKCBYag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPgUcjGQAw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOfLLzQwN4

http://vimeo.com/7079347

Social networking sites- Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, BigTent, Hyves and many

others- See more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service

Why bother Integration, building new friendships, extending your network, involvement;

You can become part of the system that promotes news in a new social way;

You can offer alternative means for information gathering and sharing; Example: 10- 15 years ago, when the buyer was not happy with the product, he/she could only reach out to small groups of people, today however, its thousands if not millions

- You are the future- You are bright, energetic, enthusiastic young minds- You are the change and key to a NEW, INNOVATIVE, and BETTER WORLD!

Thank you :)