Going for Social Media
Alison Circle, a librarian who writes the “Bubble Room” blog for Library Journal, recently had a posting on “Top Ten Things for Marketers to Try.” Number 5 is Learn a New Technology: “Last Friday I had a conversation with a friend about social media. I loved what she had to say: the people who are successful in this arena just jumped in feet first into the deep end. They didn’t worry about how, or who, or metrics, or audience. They just went for it. So if you don’t have a Facebook page or a Twitter account, open one today.”
Do you agree or disagree that jumping right in the deep end is the best way to get started with social media?
Don’t jump in the deep end! First, seek to understand how social media works and social media tools by dipping your toe in the shallow end. Next, think about what type of audience community you wish to engage with using social media. I posted a presentation on this topic at http://www.mnhs.org/library/about/general.html. Accompanying the presentation is a Museums Social Media Strategic Planning Worksheet at http://www.slideshare.net/mnHistoricalSociety/museum-social-media-planning-worksheet. Explore these and lets discuss!
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Comment by Rose Sherman — November 18, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
Oops .. I pasted the wrong link for the location of the presentation … visit http://www.slideshare.net/mnHistoricalSociety/being-there-museums-and-social-media
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Comment by Rose Sherman — November 18, 2009 @ 5:17 pm