BCS SIGiST Conference March 2011 Social Media Presented by: Stevan Zivanovic

BCS SIGiST Conference March 2011
Social Media
Presented by:
Stevan Zivanovic
16 March 2011
Listen | Challenge | Understand | Interpret | Create
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Introduction
 This session will look at:
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Twitter
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LinkedIn
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Blogs
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Facebook
 The key aspects are what you can use each one for and why they are
important
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Twitter
 What is it good for?
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Short (140 characters), instantaneous information feed
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People often use it to make announcements or share information via links to other
sites
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Often used by people to catch up with what is happening (i.e. headlines) and then
using the links to find more information
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Used as a feedback mechanism to companies
 BCS SIGiST Twitter Account (@SIGiST)
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LinkedIn
 What is it good for:
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Good for posting ideas and getting feedback (Bloging) and for following what is
happening in the wider community
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Keeping in contact with colleagues and networking
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Looking up clients, potential employees/employers
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Looking at what companies are doing
 BCS LinkedIn Account
(http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3466623)
 Experimentus LinkedIn Account
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/experimentus)
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Blogs
 What is it good for
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There are many individuals who are posting ideas, information and guides on
various aspects using blogs
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Provides the ability to expand on ideas and is a useful self teaching tool
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Excellent if you have an idea and want to have it challenged or agreed to
 There are too many to look at but pick a popular speaker and they will
normally have a blog:
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Personal favourite is to start at the UK Tester Forums: http://uktmf.com/
 Follow people in twitter and you will get links to their blogs as well!
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Facebook
 What is it good for?
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Following organisations and how they market themselves
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Companies often provide support information
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Company offers
 BCS: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-British-ComputerSociety-BCS/26238475399
 Sticky Minds: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/StickyMinds?v=wall
 Microsoft: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Microsoft
 Firefox: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Firefox
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Thank You!
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