Howdy! If you’re visiting this page, you either attended the Florida Outdoor Writers Association’s Annual Conference in Naples in August 2011, or you randomly landed here. Either way, welcome!
Below is a list of resources included in my Aug. 25 “Triumphs and Pitfalls of Using Social Media” presentation along with other resources I use and think will be of value for you. Drop me a line through the “contact me” form if you have additional questions.
Facebook.com – To date, world’s largest social networking site. As of July 2011, the site has about 750 million users.
Flickr.com – Photo sharing site; Pro option (annual fee) allows you more flexibility with your images. Getty Images also has a relationship with Flickr.
FriendorFollow.com – See who’s following you on Twitter and who you’re following but they aren’t following you.
Google Alerts ( www.google.com/alerts) – Monitor what is being said about you or a specific topic through setting up free Google Alerts.
Google Analytics (www.google.com/analytics) – Free resource to track traffic into your blog/website to determine how people are finding you and what they’re reading.
HARO (Help a Reporter Out www.helpareporter.com) – Whether you’re a source or expert or need to find a source or expert, this is an awesome service for both members of the media and public relations professionals. Sources/experts registered receive updates three times a day on what members of the media are looking for. Journalists can submit a request to find the right expert for their story. As outdoor writers, I recommend registering to receive the queries. It’s also free!
Instagram (instagram.com) – Photo sharing application for the iPhone and iPad. Can link with Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.
InvisiblePeople.tv – “Homeless Has a Name.” Follow founder Mark Horvath on Twitter: @hardlynormal.
Invisible People Documentary Trailer: http://youtu.be/ddaBs8CB298
Justin Bieber Google Chrome Video: http://youtu.be/xN68sT2Xt1M
Klout (www.klout.com) – Find out your grade for your online presence.
Mashable (www.mashable.com) – Terrific resource for latest in social media, technology and digital culture.
NASA Tweetup (nasa.gov/tweetup) – An experience of a lifetime! Although the space shuttle missions are done, NASA is still launching rockets into space and carrying on research and will continue to hold Tweetups at NASA facilities throughout the country. Follow them on Twitter.com/nasatweetup for updates. Check out my blog posts related to #NASATweetup.
Political Humor– http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/democrats/ig/Anthony-Weiner-Cartoons/
Queen of Sky (www.queenofsky.net) – blog of flight attendant Ellen Simonetti, fired for blogging in 2004.
The Archivist (archivist.visitmix.com) – Save and analyze tweets.
Twapper Keeper (twapperkeeper.com) – Archive your tweets tagged with hashtags.
Twitter.com – Share what you’re doing in 140 characters or less.
Wayback Machine (www.archive.org) – Want to see what a website used to look like? Visit this site.
YouTube.com – Second most searched website next to Google. A video sharing site where users can upload, view and share videos.
My Social Networks Mentioned During the Presentation
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