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*Great demographics value for KM
*Great demographics value for KM
*Potential for brief, live updates (e.g., "#KM_brainstorm: Sam just called the social media team a mop.")
*Potential for brief, live updates (e.g., "#KM_brainstorm: Sam just called the social media team a mop.")
@KnoxMakers account is made, but we currently haven't developed it.
*@KnoxMakers account is made, but we currently haven't developed it.
 
**Image needed (700k max. JPG, GIF, PNG)
**160 character bio
**list of Twitter accounts to work with (members, KAR, etc.)
==Reddit==  
==Reddit==  
*(Jess, but see below)
*(Jess, but see below)
==EventBrite==
*Event service used by many
*Can work alongside Google and Facebook Event campaigns
==Skype==
*Different functions and audiences than Google Hangouts
==Etc.==
==Etc.==
*[http://hootsuite.com/features/social-networks HootSuite]
*[http://hootsuite.com/features/social-networks HootSuite]

Revision as of 18:02, 28 August 2012

This page is for the KnoxMakers' social media planning, collaboration for the KM web presence, and etc.

Discussion Thread

Sites and services

G+

  • Great demographic value for KM
  • Complimentary to KM gmail and Google accounts
  • hack-friendly API
  • Stat tracking

Facebook

  • Different demographic types
  • Event pages, fan pages, notes, and content that can be shared
  • Advanced API
  • Stat tracking

YouTube/Vimeo

  • Social content libraries
  • "re:" video reply system

Twitter

  • Great demographics value for KM
  • Potential for brief, live updates (e.g., "#KM_brainstorm: Sam just called the social media team a mop.")
  • @KnoxMakers account is made, but we currently haven't developed it.
    • Image needed (700k max. JPG, GIF, PNG)
    • 160 character bio
    • list of Twitter accounts to work with (members, KAR, etc.)

Reddit

  • (Jess, but see below)

EventBrite

  • Event service used by many
  • Can work alongside Google and Facebook Event campaigns

Skype

  • Different functions and audiences than Google Hangouts

Etc.

Current items

  • Nail down which social media services to focus on so that the Board can set up any needed accounts and we can begin working on those accounts' presences (images, info, additional content, planning, etc.)
  • Identify social media services that might still be used for announcements, etc. without official KM accounts
    • Craiglist
    • local online East TN forums
    • online public event announcement calendars (local radio, Metro Pulse, etc.)
    • Reddit (Jess has offered to post to Reddit)
    • Digg (early objections already received, due to Digg's post-mortem ineffectiveness)
    • any relevant sites members are already registered on that they could post to
    • etc.

Fractalexplorer 05:19, 28 August 2012 (EDT)