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The Basics of Online Communication Maintaining successful and effective communication in the digital world.
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The Basics of Online Communication
Maintaining successful and effective communication in the digital world.
Using Email
The online tool we love and hate.
Why do we love email?Why do we love email?
•Because it’s so easy to use•Everyone has access to it•And we all love to get mail
Until…
We learn to hate email!
•Spam! (from friends and foes)•Inbox becomes a hodgepodge•No escape, email is always there•It’s a walled garden of info•Messages are misunderstood•It allows us to be lazy•Email tries to do too much
Do not:• open spam• click “unsubscribe” in spam• post your email everywhere• open attachments
The first problem…
Do not:• open spam• click “unsubscribe”• post your email everywhere• open attachments
Do:• delete all spam• keep your email private• use a fake email
NEVERNEVERNEVER
http://10minutemail.com
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Not Not everything everything should be should be
sharedshared
Please use Blind Please use Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc)Carbon Copy (Bcc)
Trim those Forwards
“Hey, check this out”
Even your friends, family and co-workers send spam.
They mean well, but after a while it becomes annoying.
You just have to tell them to stop.
www.thanksno.com
What is Missing Here?What is Missing Here?
Imagine if the newspaper did thisImagine if the newspaper did this
Or thisOr this
Always use a meaningful SubjectAlways use a meaningful Subject
Know Your
Know Your AudienceAudience
From: Kevin Smalley Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:14 PM To: list serve Subject: [Nfbc-info] Digital Talking Books from N LS
Hello Californians:
I am forwarding on the following letter from Dr. Maurer. Action is needed to prevent the blockage of talking books being put into digital format. The Library of Congress has a plan to make digital talking book machines available in 2008. This new format is destined to replace outdated cassette machines, and even the CDcassette machines, and even the CD, which is nearing the end of its innovation. Following the letter is a list of Senators or Representatives serving on subcommittees who need to be contacted regarding the necessity of such a service. Please refer to Dr. Maurer's letter for more information:
Cordially,
Marc Maurer,President
Choose functionfunction
over formform
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Email wears too many hats!
ChattingEntertainment
File sharingPublishing
Collaboration
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Choose the right tool for the job
ChattingEntertainment
File sharingPublishing
Collaboration
Want to Chat?
Chatting: • When you need synchronous discussion
Suggestions:• Skype• Google Talk• Yahoo Messenger• Don’t forget the phone!
Want to share files?
• Avoid HUGE attachments
Want to share files?
• Instead try:– Flickr– Google Video
– YouTube– Skype– Orbitfiles
Want to publish?
• Don’t let all your weekly updates and newsletter stay trapped in email
• Consider starting a blog or even a podcast– Blogger– WordPress– Tumblr
– GCast– Libsyn
Want to collaborate?
• Work together with the following tools:– Google Calendar– PBWiki
– Zoho– Google Docs
<span class="topic">We Have a Website</span><BR>
<html>
<a href="index.html">
function turnOff() { if (activeMenu) { menuID = "menu" + activeMenu; hideMenu(menuID); activeMenu = 0;
. . .but we want it to do more. . .
. . .where do
we start?
Who maintains
your website?
Question:
Hire a teacher?
Hire a Pro?
• cheaper
• more involved• not their day job
• more $$$
• no involvement• stays current
What are your options?
• find a little bit of both
• hire out for a designer
• hire in for maintenance
When hiring out. . .
• Find someone who will set up a site with a built in content management system
–Examples:
• Drupal
• Word Press
• Movable Type
Avoid
Grab’em up!
When hiring from within. . .
HTMLHTML
Do theyDo theyknowknow
HTML?HTML?
www.ruletheweb.net
is for website?F
F-pattern • Users first read in a horizontal
movement, usually across the upper part of the content area.
• Next, users move down the page a bit and then read across in a second horizontal movement that typically covers a shorter area than the previous
• Finally, users scan the content’s left side in a vertical movement.
What can we learn?
• users won't read your site thoroughly
• the first two paragraphs are the most important
• information-carrying words should start subheadings, bullet points and paragraphs
So what’s wrong with my site?
Any volunteers?
Find Us
Brian Bartel
WSST President
Find Us
Dale Basler
WSST Retiring President
