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Using Social Media Tools
Everything you need to know to Tweet, get LinkedIn, show your Facebook and be a Blogger in 60 minutes or less.
Michael S. SommermeyerClark County (Nevada) Courts
Ashley G. StollarGeorgia Administrative Office of the Courts
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What you will learn
How to navigate the Social Media landscape.
Why you should care about Social Media. How to create a Social Media Strategy for
communication and monitoring. An examination of Social Media Tools.
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The Social Media Landscape
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Just the Tip of the Iceberg
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Why Should I Care?
Three Reasons People are talking about you. Traditional media are no longer the only
game in town. Engagement leads to better relationships
with your constituents.
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Multiple Channel Communication
Media Gatekeepers are less important.
Multiple Channels lead to Multiple Strategies.
Traditional media vs. new media.
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Risks and Rewards
Social Media allows for instant monitoring.
Ignore at your peril. Tell your story directly to many
audiences. Time intensive and requires diligence. Rapid response.
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Strategy Must Be Defined
You wouldn’t leave on a trip without a map.
Certain channels work better for tasks than others.
Strategy dictates the channel used.
Just because it’s there doesn’t mean you have to use it.
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A Channel for Every Goal
Choose channels according to strategy.
One channel may not work for every goal.
Certain channels require content creation – others require content monitoring.
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Multiple Channel StrategyBlog
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A microblog, social networking site.
Instant messages less than 140 characters.
Massive adoption. Users = Tweeters Messages = Tweets
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Court Tweeters
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Facebook a lifestreaming and social network.
Allows organizations to create pages.
Users join Fan and Group pages.
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Facebook Groups
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What Are People Saying
Monitor comments, news and feedback with Google Alerts and RSS
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Resources
Twitter.com – Build community Facebook.com – Involve constituents Wordpress.org – Create/Distribute
content Linkedin.com – Build Professional
relationships Google Alerts – Monitor social media
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Discussion: SM in the courtroom
Social media tools change the rules.
Juror cellphones. Cellphone cameras. Decorum and
vigilance required.
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