Category Archives: Twitter
Tweet for Peace. #PeaceDay21Sep
One of the reasons I have such a soft spot for nonprofits and social media is that social media allows anyone to make an impact. Many people feel their efforts are insignificant if they don’t have enough money or enough time. Not with social media! Helping a nonprofit spread its mission and encourage others to take action is making an impact without opening your wallet. It’s legit.
My radar is always on to see how nonprofits are leveraging social media. There are many causes and a great deal of outreach needed and with the amount of clutter online, it can be challenging to gain attention.When I see campaigns containing simple and uncomplicated copy and little effort, my radar goes BAZINGA!
I’d like to share with you this creative and meaningful campaign for Peace Day, which is Sept. 21. Every year Peace Day’s goal is to reserve a day of non-violence and global truce. A Lap Around the World
Use your social media tools for social good:
- Tweet with #PeaceDay21Sep and add your impact to the map.
- Encourage your fans on Twitter and Facebook.
- Make a video about why peace is important to you and use #PeaceDay21Sep.
- Write a blog post.
- Add #PeaceDay21Sep to your email signature
- Create a “peace” board on Pinterest and use #PeaceDay21Sep in your pins’ descriptions.
Don’t feel obligated to do any of the above. This post’s purpose what to share a campaign that caught my interest and offer ways to get involved if you were interested. Enjoy!
3 Things I Liked in Social Media, Week ending August 12. #BlogHer12
I usually post these recaps on a Sunday or Monday, but things have been pretty nutty over here. So, better late than never, right?!
1. BlogHer 2012 Virtual Conference – I had the opportunity to attend BlogHer ’12 in New York. I had a great time and learned so much. I understand conferences can be pricey, which is one of the reasons why I love that BlogHer offers the “virtual conference” within a week of the event. It’s free of charge and bloggers can get in depth recaps from many of the most popular sessions. It’s perfect for those who don’t have the resources to attend.
2. Defend the Flame – Twitter users kept the Olympic flame burning simply by tweeting, tweeting and more tweeting with #keepitburning. It’s an Olympic-themed site allowing users to prevent the damp London weather from dimming the Olympic flame. It’s sorta fun to play along.
3. WordPress mobile app gets an upgrade – I use WordPress, so this is something I am pretty thrilled about. Before the upgrade, the WordPress mobile app was mediocre. Post upgrade, there are a 180 new features including sliding sidebar panels, which you may recognize because that is how Facebook’s mobile app functions.
photo source: http://ios.wordpress.org/
3 Things I Liked in Social Media, Week ending July 29.
It’s been an exciting Olympic weekend! As I write this, the U.S. is in 2nd for most medals won. Let’s hear it for Team USA! There are so many ways to stay dialed-in to the London Olympics via social media or mobile.
1. Social media etiquette – Witnessing a snafu in social media etiquette is like nails on a chalk board for me. I’ll openly admit, I’m not perfect, but at least there are articles like this that help me stay in sync on a social media etiquette front. Some of the tips are: respect ownership of digital content, pay attention to the bad and stay active etc.
photo source: logicmgmt.com
2. Olympics sentiment projected onto London’s Eye – I love this! Tweets about the Olympic games are analyzed on sentiment level, positive or negative. The live stats are projected on to London’s Eye in a pie chart fashion. The yellow lights represent positive and the purple lights represent negative. Here’s an infographic of how it works!
3. Twitter getting a reality TV show? – I friggin’ hope so. According to CNET, it’s an idea floating around between Twitter and Hollywood execs. I am usually not one to indulge in reality TV, but this is a show I would watch!
photo source: thetwitterapps.com
