URJ Social Media Boot Camp: Mobile Strategies

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Mobile Strategies Lisa Colton Darim Online July 31, 2012

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Lisa Colton presents on common uses of mobile technologies for congregations as part of the URJ Social Media Boot Camp, July 2012

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Mobile Strategies

Lisa Colton Darim Online July 31, 2012

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Agenda

• Why Mobile?• Current Mobile Usage• Mobile Optimized Websites• Text Messaging• Location Based Services• Mobile Learning• QR Codes

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Between a PIONEER

&a TORTOISE

Is a FAST

FOLLOWER

Source: Flickr user ucumari

Source: Flickr user smitag4

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AJWS

Text MsgDonation

sFollowing

Haiti Earthqua

ke

Source: mcommons.com/blog

AJWS

Red Cross receiving half

of their donations by

text msg.

$27m by 1/19

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Mobile Use 2012

• 116 million Americans will use a smartphone this year. By 2013, smartphones will represent over half of all mobile phone use & it will continue to grow. – (Source: eMarketer, 2012)

• 55% of mobile owners access mobile web.– (Source: Pew Research Center, 2012)

• Mobile search is expect to overtake desktop search in 2014.– (Source: Microsoft Tag, 2012)

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http://www.smsmarketingnw.com/mobile-statistics/mobile-stats-2012/

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Real Life Example: Ushahidi

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Mobile Optimized Website

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Group Text Messaging

Immediate, critical

Do not become spam!

Requires capturing cell phone numbers and setting up systems in advance!

e.g. eztexting.com

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Location Based Services

Examples:

FoursquareGowallaFacebook PlacesGeocachingSCVNGR

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LBS Connects to Social Web

Twitter

Facebook

And leverages networks to build your brand

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Apps for Jewish Learning

“Anytime, Anywhere”

iMah Nishtanah

Pocket Torah

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Mobile Learning: Pass Back Generation• http://joanganzcooneycenter.org/Press-Releases-50.html• http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/144/a-is-for-app.html

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QR Codes• Connects paper to

online, via the phone’s camera scanning the code.

• The QR code must be easier, faster, and more interesting than typing a URL into your phone’s web browser.

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QR Codes: From Paper to Online

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QR Codes: From Paper to Online

Easier text to read

Easier photo to

see

Easier links to click

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QR Codes

Presenting student work in the hallway. QR codes link to audio or video interviews student did with family members.

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NEXT SESSIONS

• August 7th SHAREFEST!• August 9th Community

Building Through Network Weaving

• August 13th Open Office Hours

• August 28th Foundations of Social Media