"Social Awareness" To Replace Social Networking The Internet of Things is fast approaching and with it comes Web 3.0, where "social awareness" will replace "social networking." Soon tweets and status updates will become fully automated and generated by the world around us versus us ever having to touch a keyboard again. Ambient intelligence systems are being developed with sensors and smart objects that will instantaneously create awareness about our whereabouts. This data will then be shared with our social networking and messaging platforms. Our friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter will be alerted automatically without us ever having to manually tweet or post a status update. Achilles KameasAchilles Kameas, a senior researcher at the Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (raCTI) of Patras, Greece coordinated the EU-funded ASTRA project which brought together researchers from multiple disciplines, including psychology, interaction design, knowledge engineering and computer science. See you on the other side!
Ultimate Guide to Delicious Social Bookmarking Are you using content marketing as part of your digital strategy to grow your business? If so, you're not alone. According to the Content Marketing Institute, the lion's share of marketers (some 92%) report using content marketing. In the fast moving world of digital strategy, things are always changing. What should you expect in 2014 to change in the world of content marketing? Hana Abaza of Uberflip has put together an infographic detailing five key content marekting trends for the coming year. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Social media staff guidelines There is a lot of discussion about social media policies, especially in government. People want documents to set out how staff can and should use social networks and other websites to engage with citizens and groups, and what the protocol should be when staff comment on blogs or forums in an ‘official’ capacity. The obvious starting point for this stuff is the online participation guidance for civil servants. These are the high level pointers that Tom Watson requested be developed when he was Minister for Digital Engagement. These guidelines should, I think, form the basis of any social media policy. In a recent bit of work I have been doing for a client, I wrote up an online participation policy for a specific campaign. Another good place to start for anyone developing this kind of policy would be Carl Haggerty’s blog, where he has kindly shared the document he is developing for his local authority.
Developing a School or District Technology Plan ISSUE: To realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how its use will be supported. OVERVIEW: Because technology continues to play an important role in modern industrial society, integrating technology into the schools will help prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Schools that effectively use technology have a carefully designed technology plan that is a part of the overall school-improvement plan. How does a school system develop a technology plan, and what is included? The planning team then becomes responsible for the development of an overall technology plan. Teachers:
Poll: Business People Say Twitter More Important Than LinkedIn A month-long poll conducted on business social network LinkedIn has uncovered some fascinating numbers concerning social media platforms and brand presence. The biggest surprise was that Twitter was deemed more important to brands than LinkedIn, and the poll was performed on LinkedIn. With more than 3,600 respondents so far, each well understood in terms of job titles, company size, age and gender - this is a high-quality data set worth paying attention to. The question asked was simply: "What is the most important new platform for brands to master?" Options were Twitter, Facebook, the iPhone, Digg and LinkedIn. Some of the conclusions were a real surprise. Below are charts breaking out the poll responses from various groups and some text we've written to interpret those charts. Just for context, we'll start with a traffic graph. Key takeaways from the poll: Overall About the respondents Most appreciative of Twitter: Business owners, C-Level or VPs. By Job Title By Company Size By Gender
A huge list of social media and blogging guidelines « Webyogi's blog There are many social media and blogging guidelines online. While researching I found myself searching back and forth between sites. On this post I have put the most impressive links in one place for reference and hopefully not to re-invent that wheel. I’m a bit obsessed with social media guidelines having recently come back from the inspirational, amazing, early morning soiree that was Localgovcamp. One policy that really sings to me is Zappos Twitter policy ‘Be real and use your best judgement’ - that’s it! The list Employee guidelines Blogging guidelines Once digested and reviewed i’m working on a very simple version in plain English using lovely charts…. About these ads Like this: Like Loading...
Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities - Viewpoint Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities Web 2.0 tools have critically elevated the social networking activity and skills of individuals. Not only are young people highly active in social networks, but older individuals are also showing a huge increase in their use of these tools. The attraction of older age groups is, of course, social connection and community building among professional and casual peers and friends. The following graph of a Pew Internet study shows the various age groups and the increase of use. Much has been written recently about the impact of social networking tools in teaching and learning and how educators can build on the skills of their students in using these tools. What Social Networking Offers to Learning The most effective pedagogical approach using new technology is social constructivism, as it builds on social interaction and engagement, which is at the heart of Web 2.0 technology.
Wired Campus: Harvard Study Suggests Twitter Users Are Self-Obsessed, Says Harvard's Own Tweet - Chronicle.com Got Social Media Policy? - Beth's Blog: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change The other day, Matt Sharp shared this link to a social media policy generator called the Social Media Policy Tool. It asks you 12 questions mostly having to do with control and then spits out the biolerplate for your policy. It reminded of the Postmodernism Thesis Generator could spit out a thesis for you in minutes. Here's the social media policy I created for Beth's Blog. Creating a social media policy or any other organizational policy requires three steps: Establish the policy: Determine the policy and what you want to accomplish Educate: Important to train or make employees aware of the implications Enforce: Less about the top down control, but the fact that you need to consistently use the policy – shouldn’t sit in a drawer The social media policy tool helps you with part of the of step 1. I think it is also very useful to review other organization's policies. Does your nonprofit have a social media policy? Resources from Beth's Blog: See my other posts on social media policy