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SOCIAL MEDIA & WEB 101

Pre-Conference WorkshopPSEWEB 2011

ABOUT ME

• First website in ‘97• Hons BA, Media & Public Interest

‘06University of Western Ontario

• Academica Group• Richard Ivey School of Business• PSEWEB & Lunch Break Media

Ltd.

AGENDA

1. Web−Fundamentals, Technologies

2. Search−Organic, Paid

3. Social Media−Email, Blogs, Social Networks

4. MultiMedia−Video, Images, YouTube, Flickr

5. Mobile− Apps, Websites, Geo-Location

“In the era of social media, people use technologies to get what they need from each other, not traditional institutions.”

Charlene Li & Josh BernoffGroundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social

Technologies

Photo by Oldonliner

WEBSITES

− Just one of many platforms

− Authoritative answers to specific questions

− Support & guidance The Internet

website

websitewebsite

linkedin

WEBSITES

− Just one of many platforms

− Authoritative answers to specific questions

− Support & guidance

twitter

The Internet

websites facebook

youtube

flickr

WEB PROCESS

−Strategy−Architecture−Content−User Experience−Functionality

−Design−Development−Testing−Maintenance−Approvals

STRATEGY

• Business Objectives

• Brand Positioning• Audiences (&

Audience Objectives)

• Goals (Metrics Planning)

• Content, Media

Assets• Budget• Timeline• Technologies• Stakeholders• Approvers• Editors

ARCHITECTURE

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE 3.0?

ARCHITECTURE

• Elements• Character Counts• Functional Notes• Navigation• Location

ARCHITECTURE

• Elements• Character Counts• Functional Notes• Navigation• Location

Tools• Microsoft Visio

• Google Docs

www.pseweb.ca/google-wfkit

• iMockups

• OmniGraffe

• Paperbrowser

CONTENT

• Copy• Images• Video• Animation

• Downloads• Metadata• Links

USER EXPERIENCE

• Navigation• Accessibility• Performance• Testing

– Interviews– Groups– Click tracking

AKA CONVERSIONS?

• Navigation• Accessibility• Performance• Testing

– Interviews– Groups– Click tracking

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

ORGANIC SEARCH

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

styles.cssbody{background-color:#ffffff;}H1{color:orange;text-align:center;}

.emphasized{font: 30px Arial, sans-serif;}

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

CONTENT VS DESIGN

CSS, XHTML & Javascript

webpage.ht

ml<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

styles.cssbody{background-color:#ffffff;}H1{color:orange;text-align:center;}

.emphasized{font: 30px Arial, sans-serif;}

EDITING SOFTWARE

For CSS, XHTML & Javascript• Microsoft Frontpage (Sharepoint

Designer)• Adobe Dreamweaver• Notepad++

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Design, Content & Structure are separated.Consistent look & feel.

User types, permissions & workflow.Often database driven.

page.php<html>

<head>

<title>Melissa’s Website</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website</h1>

<p>Here is some regular text. And now: <b>some

bold text.</b></p>

<p><font size=“5” face=“arial” color=“red”>

<div class=“emphasized”>

This paragraph is in Arial, size 5 and in red.

</font></div>

</p><a href=“http://www.pseweb.ca”><img

src=“logo.jpg”></a>

</body>

</html>

page.php<html>

<head>

<title>

Melissa’s Website <?php the_title(); ?>

</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website<?php the_title(); ?>

</h1>

<p><?php the_content(); ?>

</p></body>

</html>

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<head>

<title>

Melissa’s Website <?php the_title(); ?>

</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Melissa’s Website<?php the_title(); ?>

</h1>

<p><?php the_content(); ?>

</p></body>

</html>

styles.cssbody{background-color:#ffffff;}H1{color:orange;text-align:center;}

.emphasized{font: 30px Arial, sans-serif;}

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Custom/InternalProprietary

Open Source

.NETPHPJavaXSLT

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Proprietary• Hannon Hill

Cascade Server• TERMINALFOUR• OmniUpdate• SiteCore• Expression Engine• Ektron

Open Source• Drupal• Joomla• Wordpress• Umbraco

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Proprietary• $250 to $100,000• Can be “blackbox”• Customer Support• Partners• Accountable

Open Source• Free• Flexible• Community• Unregulated?

LANGUAGES

• PHP• .NET• HTML/XHTML• XML

• Java• Javascript

(jQuery)• Flash

WEB PROCESS

−Strategy−Architecture−Content−User Experience−Functionality

−Designwww.edustyle.net

−Development−Testing−Maintenance−Approvals

MEDIA

Hosting, Accessibility, Opportunities

ALT/TITLE ATTRIBUTES

Required by Ontario Disabilities ActCommunicate the image

Correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization

PHOTO SOFTWARE REQUIRED

Images must be sized to the actual display size before they are

uploaded to prevent distortion & to improve performance.

PHOTO SOFTWARE REQUIRED

Adobe Photoshopwww.pixlr.com/express

IMAGE STYLING

FLICKR

• RSS > Webpages, Blogs, Microsites

• Push to Twitter• Email photo submission

VIDEO

HostingAccessibility

YOUTUBE

• Free for Educational Institutions– Including EDU channel with branding

• iPhone/Mobile Friendly• Embed on any website• Supports HD• Play Metrics• Supports auto-publishing to

Twitter, Facebook

SEARCH

Organic vs SponsoredTricks & Tips

ORGANIC SEARCH

ORGANIC SEARCH

• Metadata – Keywords, Description, Title

• Social Media & RSS• Links from sites with authority• Content

– Headings, Links, Images, Copy

• XML Sitemaps• Media Relations/Brand Positioning

PAID SEARCH

PAID SEARCH

• Pay-per-click• Auction Environment• Unlimited copy/creative

variations• Target by region, language,

keyword• Social referral

TIPS & TRICKS

RSS: REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION

One desk, five hundred sites, minimal migraines.

1

22

3

3 • Ivey in the News• Upcoming Events• Faculty/Research Blogs• Recruitment Blogs• Student Blogs• Ivey Business Journal• Alumni Newsletter• One-Off

Announcements• Twitter Feeds• Flickr Feeds

MAKE YOUR OWN RSS

• Delicious.com or Google Reader Account

• Browser Bookmark (IE/Firefox)• Connect resulting RSS to

website, facebook, twitter, etc.

TRACK YOUR RSS

ALLOW EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION

15 MINUTES TO MOBILE

THE SOCIAL WEB

The Internet is by definition “social” and always has been.

THE SOCIAL WEB

Online social networks are technology’s response to a network-based society,

providing tools for creating and maintaining connections.

33% OF 2010 APPLICANTS SEARCHED FOR SCHOOLS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

74% THOUGHT SCHOOLS SHOULD HAVE A PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES2 0 1 0 E - E X P E C T A T I O N S S U R V E Y , N O E L L E V I T Z

Create:Blog Posts

VideosAnimation

PhotographyNews

Photo by wonderfullycomplex

COLLABORATECollaborate: Research

SchoolworkPlanning

KnowledgeGroundswell

Photo by markop

REACTComment/Critique: Restaurants

PoliticsCelebrities

MoviesEach Other

Photo by altemark

ORGANIZEOrganize: Bookmarks

EventsTasks

ProjectsEach Other

Photo by counteract

CONSUMPTIONAccelerate Consumption:

NewsMusic

ConversationVideo

Photo by pss

BLOGS

– Syndicated Content– Presented in Reverse Chronological

– Powered by RSS– Comments

WITHOUT COMMENTS, YOU DO NOT HAVE A BLOG.

2 guys who like video games, sarcasm and drawing

FunInteractiveEngagingUsable

Today Penny Arcade runs a massive annual game expo and sponsors a charity that has donated (as of this writing) $4.9

million worth of electronics and video games to children's hospitals

Bring the crisis home

Shape the message

• Fun• Interactiv

e• Engaging• Usable

• Strong Creative

• Consistent Architecture & Template

Redesigned to WordpressMU

Strong Creative Consistent

Architecture & Template

BLOGGING BEST PRACTICES:

– Enthusiastic Content Providers

– Engaged Readers– Syndicate Your Content– Comment Policy– Invest in Design

BLOG OPPORTUNITIES

– Engage– Inform– Brand– Soapbox

SOCIAL NETWORKS

– Online Community– Individual Profiles– Autobiographical– Interaction

ELEMENTS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK PROFILE

ELEMENTS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK PROFILE

Display Picture

Name

Communication

Share Content

Personal Information

ConnectionsInteraction

Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older

nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010.

FACEBOOK

infographic by digitalbuzzblog.com

SO WHAT IS FACEBOOK?

• Founded in higher education• Very Canadian• Based on the real-world• Mobile• Affordable and targeted

FACEBOOK IS SOCIAL

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GLOSSARY• Profile• Friend• Wall• Status• Applications• Like• Fan

• Poke• Newsfeed• Groups/Pages

FACEBOOK GROUPS

Bring people together within the larger network.

Strong Creative Regular, relevant

communication from admissions

FACEBOOK PAGES

Your Facebook page is your homepage on Facebook.

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FOR FANS ONLY CONTENT

FACEBOOK PAGE REDESIGN 2011

• Tabs are now a Left Menu• Photo strip• Admins are displayed• Featured Likes• Notifications• “Use Facebook as Page”• Wall is ordered by

popularity• Smaller display image

FACEBOOK PAGE REDESIGN 2011

FACEBOOK BEST PRACTICES

- Invest in creative- Consider a work in progress

- Respond within 24 hours- Link to syndicated content- Set & Publish Content Guidelines

OPPORTUNITIES

- Fan Photos/Videos- Users can contribute

- Mobile Updates- Users receive status updates on their phone

- Group Messages- Fan Updates

- Segment- Facebook Connect

- Anywhere with a login is now a viral opportunity

uOttawa: Seek to Know App

uOttawa brand on my profile

uOttawa in my newsfeed (seen by all connections

TWITTER

microblog

140 characters

many to many public conversations

web, desktop & mobile

CHARACTERISTICS OF TWITTER

- Anything you would tell anyone- Real-time or schedule- Manual or automatic- Person or brand- Information or insight- Real or Fake

Watch this video about twitter: http://go.ivey.ca/twittervideo

casualpublicresponsivereal time

GLOSSARY

• Retweet (RT)• Mention (@)• Hashtag (#)• Trend (#)

HOW I USE TWITTER

@mmbc

@billyadams

@robin2go

@nikkimk @karlynm

photo by opacity on flickr

professional/support/social network

@epublishmedia

the privacy myth

PLACEHOLDER ACCOUNTS

• Create the account• Set as Private Account

–Find under Settings once you are logged in

• Allow no followers• Only post direct messages

*

TIPS FOR TWITTER SUCCESS

• Be conversational• Follow people back• Be a person

– With a face and a name

• Be retweetable• Leverage lists as CRM

CHARACTER COUNTER

• http://bit.ly/140counter–Use to keep your tweets under 140 characters

SHORTEN URL’S

• http://bit.ly/–Use to create short, trackable versions of URL’s

1 – 2 "best in class" college/higher education examples

Custom Background

Icon-Friendly

Frequent

Short URLbit.ly

Retweet

Rich

Usable

FriendFeed / Ping.FM

#followfriday

Event Tag

Responsive

OPPORTUNITIES• Mobile• Free SMS broadcast system• Link offline events to web• Real-Time• Appropriate Engagement• Monitoring

LINKEDIN

• Profiles are positioned as resumes• Users do not post back and forth on

each others profiles• Users can post “references” of each

other – one per relationship.• Tone throughout the network is

professional• Not relevant for direct from HS market• Closed to most external sites

SOCIAL NETWORK BP: BE PRESENT

• Where your stakeholders want you–Facebook Page/Public Profile–2013 Groups–Twitter Account

BEST PRACTICES

• Observe and adapt• Provide Relevant Content• Be Responsive• Stay Dynamic (Repurpose) • Use Commercial Channels

when available• Integrate with www homepage

RICH MEDIA

• Photos– Flickr– Photobucket– Facebook

• Video– YouTube– uStream– Longtail/Brightcove

Ivey’s Flickr profile

Post here and push to Twitter & Facebook, or

Post to Facebook and push nowhere

uVic’s Flickr Group

NEW: Flickr Galleries (Show photos of others)

• Stanford’s Branded .EDU YouTube channel

• Worth the effort

UWO’s Web 2.0 directory

Fantastic

Mobile

Better Phones

Faster Networks

Richer Content

Mobile (7 slides)

• Opportunities & Current Statistics

Opt-in Only

Direct

Immediate

One on One or Many to Many

Always accessible

Easy (for them)

Photo by zizzy

MOBILE FRIENDLY HOMEPAGE

SEPARATE MOBILE SITE

1. iPad2. iPhone

3. Blackberry4. iPod

5. Android

LISTEN

• Google Alerts– Web– Blog– News– Site Specific

• SocialOomph• CoTweet• Notifications (Email, RSS, SMS)• Daily Checks

PLAY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

• Build a Facebook profile• Watch most-watched YouTube

videos• Share pics with Flickr or

PhotoBucket• Tag with Del.icio.us• Find some blogs that interest

you (why?)

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Facebook Page• Twitter Account• Sharing widgets• Adapt for Mobile• Do nothing just because it’s always

been done• Communicate across all relevant

channels• Watch …

THANK YOU

melissa@lunchbreakmedia.comwww.twitter.com/mmbcwww.linkedin.com/in/melissacheaterwww.facebook.com/melissacheater

www.melissacheater.com

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