Social Media for SpaceTweeps

Introduction to the use of social media in the global space community

Presented at SpaceUp PolandWarsaw, 24 Nov 2012

About me

Social Media are a waste of time!

Real versus virtual friends?

Community by Twitter…or Facebook

…or YouTube

…or Flickr

…or FourSquare

…or all of the above!

…or Google+

The Space Community Needs You!

if you want more of this…

Why use Social Media for Space?

• To be part of a worldwide space community• To share your excitement with new friends

and

• To help the space industry in Poland grow• To help the space industry worldwide grow

How to become a spacetweep?

• Be a social person

• Create a free Twitter account

• Become active!

Twitter takes time…

from denial:“Twitter is sooo stupid”

to addiction:“I love you tweeps!”

How to start with Twitter?

• Beginners tips – your account:

– Select a good twitter name - you are a person– Fill out your real bio - you are a person– Fill out your real location - you are a person– Use a good avatar picture - you are a person– Do not lock your account - you are a person

Your Twitter bio

• Incomplete… • Complete…

How to start with Twitter?

• Beginners tips - tweeting:

– Follow a few spacetweeps– Just listen for a few weeks– Participate in conversation with friends– Try a few RT’s (retweets)– Try a few DM’s (direct messages)– Try a few @ replies– Be nice, just as IRL – you are a person!

What about community?

• Once you become part of the online space community, all kinds of cool things happen…

• Warning: It may change your life for ever!

Community: #SpaceUp Unconferences

Community: ESA/DLR #SpaceTweetup

Community: #NASASocial

Community: #SoyuzTweetup

Use of hashtags: #

• Hashtags highlight a topic, e.g. #SpaceUp

• Use to find new people to follow• Use to track a topic• Use to track an event

Who to follow?

• Your IRL friends• Worldwide #spacetweeps• Space communities like • Space agencies• Space industry • Space journalists• Astronauts!

Famous Spacetweeps

• @schierholz • @ageekmom• @andreasschepers• @danielscuka• @craftlass• @drlucyrogers• @ryinspace

• @imperator_jarek• @ericarolfe• @elakdawalla• @nickastronomer• @astroN8• @flyingjenny• @badastronomer

Agencies and industry

• @NASA• @ESA• @esaoperations• @esascience• @esa_EO• @DLR_en• @CNES_France• @federalspace

• @SpaceX• @oewf• @JAXA_en• @OrbitalSciences• @InsideKSC• @csa_asc• @HEspace• @ISUnet

Communities and astronauts

• @NASAsocial• @SpaceTweetup• @SpaceUnites• @SpaceUpConf• @SpaceUpEU• @SpaceUpIndia• @TweetupSpace

• @AstroSamantha• @Astro_Luca• @Astro_Andre• @Astro_TJ• @Astro_Mike• @Cmdr_Hadfield

Dziękuję i do zobaczenia na Twitterze!

@timmermansr@SpaceUpEU

@SpaceUpConf