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THE CHANGING FACE OF COMMUNICATION Jennifer Pratt Sumner, BA, MSM Acting Director, Digital Media Branch Alabama Department of Public Health Social Media

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2. Explainvarious types of social media, including The Big 3 Explore the benefits of using social media Examinehow to use social media effectively Discussbest practices and federal/state agency use of social media 3. ONLINE connection to the Internet via a computer, mobile or Smartphonedevice MOBILE DEVICE a small, hand-held computing device- Examples: Smartphone, Tablet PCs SMARTPHONE a high-end mobile phone with advanced computing ability andconnectivity - Examples: Android, iPhone, BlackBerry SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE (SNS) an online service or website that focuseson building social relations among users who may share interests or activities REAL-TIME - events are portrayed at the same rate that the audienceexperiences them 4. SOCIAL MARKETING Marketing for a social good Commercial practices to achieve non-commercial goals Two parents: a social parent (social sciences and social policy) + a marketing parent (commercial and public sector marketing approaches) = Social Marketing SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING social marketing that utilizes socialmedia sites to provide messages and gain website traffic. Platforms:SNS and mobile devices. 5. SOCIAL MEDIA media disseminated through social interactionusing Internet- and mobile-based tools. Social media can be organized into six types:(examples in parentheses)Collaborative Projects Social Networking Sites (Wikipedia) (Facebook) Blogs and MicroblogsVirtual Communities (Twitter)(The Sims) Content CommunitiesVirtual Game Worlds(YouTube)(World of Warcraft) 6. Internet and social media useby Americans is increasing. 78% of Americans are Internet users. 92% of online adults use email, with 61% using it on an average day. 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on theWeb, including 59% who do so on a typical day. 80% of Internet users gather health information online. 65% of adult Internet users use social media. 60% of e-patients access social media related to health. 80% of online physicians use social media channels to create,consume, or share medical content. 7. Facebook February 2004 750 - 800 million active users 1.8 billion registered usersYouTube February 2005 #1 video sharing website More than 3 billion views perdayTwitter March 2006 100 million active users 300+ million registered users 8. Anyone with Internet access can view. Creating an account is free. Users must create a personal profile to interact withpeople, groups, pages and places. Users can share information at a high capacity in variousformats, including interests, contact information, blogpostings, photos, videos, documents, links, and more. Users can communicate with Facebook friends and users publiclyor privately, or use a chat feature. Users may join networks organized by school, college, orworkplace and create their own "like" pages and interest groups. Posts are listed in real time. 9. More than 800 million active users More than 50% of active users log on to Facebook onany given day Average user has 130 friends More than 900 million objects that people interact with(pages, groups, events and community pages) Average user is connected to 80 communitypages, groups and events On average, more than 250 million photos are uploadedper day.Source: www.facebook.com/press 10. Provides on-demand viewing of videos and creates avenue for viewers to provide feedback about the videos Anyone with Internet access can view. Creating an account is free. Users can watch, upload, and share videos, add andaccept friends, and subscribe to other users whichenables them to interact and receive notifications whennew content has been uploaded. Videos may be embedded and shared on websites andother SNS 11. Morethan 3 billion views per day - nearly doublethe prime time audience of all three major U.S.networks combined 48 hours of video uploaded every minute 800 million unique visitors each month #2 search engine after Google Source: www.youtube.com/t/press 12. Anyone with Internet access can view. Creating an account is free. Users can post short text updates called "tweets" of 140 charactersor less on their profile page Users can subscribe to other user tweets and lists which containmore than one user. This is known as "following" and subscribers areknown as "followers. Users may also share links to blogpostings, photos, videos, documents, links, and more. Followers may reply or retweet the tweet. When retweeting atweet, a follower shares that tweet with their followers. Tweets are listed in real time. 13. As of June 2011, users on Twitter are now averaging 200million tweets per day. 55 million users log in to Twitter from their phone or tableteach month. 40% of users dont tweet every month but watch otherstweet. Today, Alexa (Web Information Company) ranks Twitter9th in the worlds most trafficked sites with Google.com in1st position, Facebook 2nd and YouTube 3rd. 14. The Digital Media Branch is a two- As of December 2011, adph.org comprises moreperson branch that works with ADPH than 107,000 web pages and 170 websites. Theprograms to create and maintaindrastic increase in page views (pictured below) canprogram websites and utilizes social be attributed to our recent social media efforts andmedia tools to:marketing campaigns, such as Get 10 Get Ready improve the timeliness of information-for Emergencies and GAL Get A Healthy Life. sharing, increase the frequency of messages delivered to the public, and lead people to detailed information. ADPH.org Total Page Views The Digital Media Branch has25,000,000established ADPHs presence on thefollowing social media websites:20,000,000 Facebook 15,000,000 Flickr 10,000,000 LinkedIn5,000,000 Twitter 0 Wikipedia YouTube 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 15. Established in 2009 Updated 3 to 8 times per weekday to promote departmentalcampaigns and activities; communicate warnings and alerts;share informative videos; and connect with Alabamians Benefits include: Developing the departmental brand Educating and informing residents of programs and services Providing citizens with information in real time Building a two-way relationship with citizens and creating more ofa connection between the department and the citizen Allowing citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns andquestions as the emergency/activity is occurring 16. Established in 2010 Provides an on-demand review of departmental commercialsand educational videos for viewers and creates a venue forthem to provide feedback about the videos Benefits include: Allowing viewers an opportunity to receive information that they mayhave missed in the first viewing Generating feedback that be can used in the development of futureadvertising Allowing the department and others to embed videos on websites tofurther promote messages 17. Established in 2011 Updated 3 to 8 times per weekday to promote departmentalcampaigns and activities; communicate warnings and alerts;share informative videos; and connect with Alabamians Benefits include: Developing the departmental brand Educating and informing residents of programs and services Providing citizens with information in real time Building a two-way relationship with citizens and creating more ofa connection between the department and the citizen Allowing citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns andquestions as the emergency/activity is occurring 18. RSS Feeds LinkedIn (2003) RSS Feeds (Really Simple LinkedIn is the worlds largest Syndication) are subscriptions to website or blog content that allow SNS specifically for subscribers to see updatedprofessionals. The site has information as its published online.100+ million users. Wikipedia (2001) Flickr (2004) Wikipedia is a free, Web- Flickr is the most popular based, multi-lingual encyclopedia that is written collaboratively withonline photo management volunteers from around the world. and sharing application. Flickr also allows users to upload video. As of August 2011, the site hosts 6 billion photos. 19. Foursquare (2009) 15 million users Foursquare is a location-based social network site that lets people check in to places, businesses, etc., via mobile device, text message, or a device specific application. Google+ or GooglePlus (2011) 62 million users Google+ is similar to Facebook in that it allows you to interact with friends with a streamline of information in chronological order. 20. Can target a specific audience or segment of thepopulation Builds relationships with your public/audience (before anemergency happens) Creates immediate redundancy Provides information in various formats 21. Provides access to information regardless of physicalconstraints Does not require verbal communication Allows social interaction without physical contact Reduces social discomfort, non-acceptance, anddiscrimination due to stereotyping Provides a platform for specific special populations 22. Keeps public informed in real-time Increases the frequency of messages (createsredundancy) Leads people to detailed information Engages people in the emergency response aid inrapid recovery and resilience Puts emergencymanagement community in a betterposition to respond to emergencies Creates transparency 23. Virginia Tech (2007)2009 H1N1 Influenza PandemicHaiti Earthquake (2010)Tornadoes in Joplin and Tuscaloosa (2011) 24. GETTING STARTEDADPH FACEBOOK DISCLAIMER ResearchDisclaimer: The ADPH fan page was created to share healthinformation, news, and events with the public. Posted Plancomments and images do not necessarily represent the viewsof ADPH, its officers or employees, or of the State of Alabama. Selection We encourage feedback and information sharing, but ask thatyou stay on topic and be respectful. You may not Image sell, promote, or advertise any products or services on theADPH Facebook page nor represent any of such as being Description endorsed in any way by ADPH or the State of Alabama. Wereserve the right to delete comments we deem Contact inappropriate, profane, defamatory or harassing in nature andto block repeat offenders without notification. Disclaimer 25. Be genuine and honest Think before you speak type Rethink disciplinary action Reply promptly Personalize messages Obey doctor-patient confidentiality Less is more Communication effectively Reference others 26. ADECA EMA Facebook, Twitter Facebook, Twitter, YouTube ADO FORESTRY Facebook, Twitter Facebook, Twitter, YouTube ADPH MEDICAID Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Facebook CONSERVATION TOURISM Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Facebook, Twitter EDUCATION Facebook, Twitter, YouTube 27. As of April 2011, Department of Health and HumanServices 23 out of 24 Department of Justicefederal agencies Department of Commerce are using social Department of Labor media including Department of TransportationTHE BIG 3. Environmental Protection Agency Social Security Administration 28. Facebook.comFlickr.com Foursquare.com Mashable.comLinkedIn.comPew Internet & American Life ProjectTwitter.com Wikipedia.comYouTube.com