Social Media Friend or Foe?

Kelly Preece

What is social media?

‘Websites and applications that enable users to create and

share content or to participate in social networking.’

Oxford Dictionaries

What is social media?‘Websites and applications that

enable users to create and share content or to participate

in social networking.’

• Oxford Dictionaries

Profiles - Friend

Groups - Join

Pages - Like

Post

Share

Twitter Lingo

Tweet 140 character message

Follow subscribing

Retweet/RT sharing someone else’s

tweet

Reply respond to someone’s

tweet

Mention using someone’s handle

in a tweet

#hashtag way of categorising

tweets on a particular topic

Guidelines for Using Social Media

Compiled from: Social Times and Huffington Post

Post often

Use schedule tools

Talk back

Ask questions

Use pictures

Keep your info up to date

Friend or Foe?

Pros

Connecting with a large network

Appeals to young people

Spreads info quickly

Generates Interaction

Promotion

Low cost

Cons

SpamAbuse

Bad Reviews

Time Commitment

Mis-information

Lost Productivity

Lack of control

Impact?

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