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New audiences, new conversations: social media to engage communities
with recording heritageSheena Payne-Lunn, Worcester City Council
Traditional engagement
Community engagement: All or nothing?
Starting small
Entertainment and education: New audiences
Entertainment and education: New audiences
Signposting to further information
Engagement and empowerment: New information
Engagement and empowerment: New information
Why this method?
•No set-up costs•Pre-existing audience•Little time commitment (though some management is required)•No pressure to continually update as this is managed by others•Able to engage with a wider audience, in a more sustained way•New information
Things to consider
•Managing expectations•Try not to get side-tracked!
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Worcestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Audio Boo & Tweetcaster apps were downloaded onto mobile devices
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
http://storify.com/wyaclub/wyac‐building‐recording‐march‐2012
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Alan Jacobs Young Archaeologist of the Year Award 2013Winning entry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gWMHLbFLmo
Social media as a tool for recording heritage
Recording #HeritageatRisk on the Worcester to Birmingham Canal using Twitter and AudioBoo
#WYACallotment
https://archworcester.wordpress.com/
Some lessons learned
• Feeding into existing social media channels works in terms of enabling the HER tohave a presence without the commitment of having to find regular content. It hasgiven us the opportunity to build our presence gradually and therefore not beoverwhelmed by the need to respond to hundreds of enquiries, or to simply losefollowers by not providing content.
• Content should always be illustrated by a photograph where possible. OurFacebook figures have shown that approximately double the number of peopleengage with content when there is an illustration.
• Social media works as a tool for engaging young people, but also connects withnew audiences, not previously engaged by the HER
• The use of social media channels can generate or link to useful new sources ofinformation which can be fed into the HER
• There is a wide variety of social media applications out there – the key is to findthe ones most relevant to your use and not to take on too much.
Next steps
• Worcester City HER Twitter account @WorCityHeritage
• Incorporate Social Media into upcoming engagement projects
• A new Social Media & Young People policy
• Next WYAC event in March will be looking at History Pin!
www.facebook.com/worcester
www.storify.com/worcsyac
www.audioboo.com
www.historypin.com
Further information
https://archworcester.wordpress.com/
Twitter accounts:
@worcityheritage
@Worcsyac
@sheenapaynelunn