
Changing face for online communications
Let’s talk about the ‘elephant in the room’ who firmly agrees, transition can be painful. Continue reading Changing face for online communications
Let’s talk about the ‘elephant in the room’ who firmly agrees, transition can be painful. Continue reading Changing face for online communications
The dilemma for positive ageing lifestyles and wellbeing examined through the introduction of a social media foundation to facilitate and enhance creative decision making. There comes a time in everyone’s life when self evaluation and assessment is needed. There seems … Continue reading Research participants required
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“I Have a Dream” The public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington, D.C., for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. At the time, he called for an end to … Continue reading OPINION | Evolution takes time.
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It was only a few years ago people would request the sarcasm font (what seemed like) every post… Ha! Oh the irony of black and white characters appearing straight up on a computer screen, not helping people to be funny, so … Continue reading When irony makes a post more engaging, it’s fate is sealed
Replublished Christopher Kremmer, UNSW Australia Thereâs an old saying in journalism: âAll news is localâ. It means that news, wherever it comes from, needs to engage the interest of its local audience if it is to succeed. But read todayâs … Continue reading Republished; Global journalism needs global ethics
Republished from The Conversation Bex Lewis, Manchester Metropolitan University Over the Easter weekend, the Church of England encouraged its congregation to share photos of their services and celebrations on social media using the hashtag #EasterJoy. Itâs not strange for a … Continue reading How social media is changing the church
Republished from The Conversation Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology As Australia commences one of the longest federal election campaigns in living memory, much attention will be paid again to how parties and politicians are utilising the latest tools available … Continue reading #ausvotes Revisited: Social Media in the 2013 Australian Federal Election
Republished from The Conversation Andrea Carson, University of Melbourne Another big week in federal politics is underway, with the budget announced on Tuesday. Then, possibly this weekend, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will formally call a double-dissolution election for July 2. … Continue reading Please ‘like’ me: why Facebook might be the key to success in the 2016 election
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Nicolas Suzor, Queensland University of Technology The South Australian Supreme Court this week found that Google is legally responsible when its search results link to defamatory content on the web. In this long-running case, Dr Janice Duffy has been trying for more than six years to clear her name and remove links to defamatory material when people search for her using Google. The main culprit is the US based website Ripoff Reports, where people have posted negative reviews of Dr Duffy. Under United States law, defamation is very hard to prove, and US websites are not liable for comments made … Continue reading Australian court holds Google responsible for linking to defamatory websites
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As well as using our phones more, we are also accessing multiple forms of content on these devices. We make and watch videos, we take and share photos. We chatter. We play games. We watch movies and TV. We listen. And we read. We read texts and messages, we read social media feeds, we read journalism, we read gossip, we read commentary. A lot of the time we spend staring at our phones we are reading. Continue reading The way we tell stories is evolving along with our smartphones
These days we will write anyone’s story – simple to generate enough content. However, this is content for generating content sake. Continue reading Spending Time | Story Time
Republished Fiona McNab, University of Birmingham As we get older we can hold less information in our minds. Whereas 16 to 17 year-olds can hold an average of 6.5 numbers in mind for a short time in their âworking memoryâ, … Continue reading Smartphone study reveals a change in how we remember as we get older
Crisis managers, media and other people interested in summarising Twitter in real time can use NICTA Event Watch to monitor the message topics. Continue reading When bushfires sound alarms, social media can save lives
Twitter was especially valued as a medium for scholarly communication, as it was viewed as fast and responsive. Continue reading Status anxiety: should academics be using social media?
Firstly,
Massive thanks for being one of the first to put your hand up, registering via the website and providing us details about your communication experiences. It is heart warming that others feel a âbetter wayâ is possible.
Secondly,
While itâs a tad âbenefit of hindsightâ on my part, I do hope this way forward is showing we are willing to provide leadership in the communications space and to be there when our state needs us. Personally, I sat at home last Saturday morning wondering what on earth I could do other than share posts with my own networks (which are extensive sureâŚ). It was a frustrating moment where I felt âlostâ. When the Facebook page popped up asking for help, it was a sign that yes, the community wants more and I jumped in to help. All credit to Ali Mitchell for her Facebook page that has now reached over 1.5million views. One of my own posts on the page reached over 125,000 people within 24 hours. Impressive stats.
Credit where credit is due of course â but they weren’t communication professionals and there were issues that cropped up due to the lack of experience. It prompted my decision to act on a register of communication professionals. Hence why we are here today.
I spoke with Andrew Reimer, Talk Back Host on FIVEaa this week on-air about the infiltration of social media Facebook pages and groups that lit up as soon as the South Australian Fires heated up. I rang in – it wasn’t a planned call. For the analogy of what I was talking about we can use something like his talk back radio… During the conversation he asked me why I was suggesting we needed more than just the official CFS and SAPOL Facebook pages for information. Put simply âwhy did we need these other pages that cropped up? The expectation was surely the official pages would be enough?â
Well no⌠I explained humans don’t work that way as we are social – and social media is just that – social. We listen to more than news. We chat and start conversations about things we hear. We ring talk back shows about our opinions to help solve problems of the world. We talk about what we hear at the pub, with friends, and we share them on Facebook and have a bit chat about them.
Itâs called community engagement as you know!
Social media gives us the ability to spread our word, messages or opinion further â and to hear more. In a crisis we are no different. More so â the need becomes immediate and not programmed.
As I saw a community member on Facebook say:
Faye “media is general request .. Fb pages are immediate direct effect…”
Hence why the pages and groups were popular. They shared more than news; they gave hope, answered questions and solved problems during the crisis (they still are as at 08/01/2015).
My personal hope is that SAPOL and the CFS learn from this and we see their pages act this way next time (conversationally). But even if they did â they would need to ramp up their staffing levels to stay on top of things. The page I was involved in had 18 administrators to keep it going 24/7. Staff in a regular day job can ramp up sure â but not to sustain 24/7 for days at a time. They need help.
I will be alerting authorities about the register of communication professionals who are willing to volunteer their time. In particular, I am hoping VolunteeringSA call on it when they need.
Thank you for taking the time to register. Thank you for offering to be there when we are needed. As I said on the registration page⌠I donât want us to go into another crisis with doubt.
If you know of others, please encourage them to register.
https://communitycommunicatorssa.wordpress.com/
Continue reading “A message to the Community Communicators SA (Volunteers)”
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Be creative with your content. Have a bit of fun if you can (of course if it’s suitable to the topic and subject only). You will soon be a natural. Happy writing. Continue reading Plan your Articles in 6 Easy Steps
Dive in. Here we go, it’s jingles all the way. We have the 12 days of, elves cracking jokes, reindeer noses leading the way and enough glitter to sprinkle across a million heartfelt quotes to keep grandma happy. But what … Continue reading Social Media Christmas Strategies
Services like The Conversation are the future. Continue reading Navigating the media jungle; your guide to staying relevant.
Of course, from your own perspective, online activity must be done with an air of caution. Continue reading Online and Social Media; The Medical Professional Strategy
Originally blogged: https://charlierobinson.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/radio-abc-891-14-august-2014-social-media-news/ 6 GUIDES FOR VIDEO LENGTH: 3 Seconds is all it takes for a commercial to be watched or skipped. Use the seconds wisely. Ads be gone. Unless itâs fun and quirky and then hey⌠15 Second videos are … Continue reading QUICK TIP | 6 GUIDES FOR VIDEO LENGTH
“I hear you want to get your message out? Well then go tell people about it! Go on. Have you checked in to this session yet? GO.” This is how it started when asked by a social good group how to use the … Continue reading Social Media For Good; The 3 Step Strategy For Your Cause.
Strategic media and social media plans. Do you have them? I’ve asked this before -> Why are you using media/public relations/social media? Media, and in particular social media needs a well-articulated idea of why, what, when and how. Best practices, … Continue reading 7 Things to Avert Your Media/Social Media Crisis
Contemporary public relations requires a level of understanding across ALL the medias these days but there are levels of understanding within every profession, and there are levels of understanding. My own stance has been to say, “Look at how long they have been doing it, what their level of engagement is like across ALL social medias (not just Facebook, and certainly not just Twitter), and if they are living and breathing like me, then you have found yourself a good one.” There are some goodies out there, you just have to look for the right things. Continue reading 7 Reasons Why You Should Do Business With Me
If you have genuine camera shyness, there are methods to help you ease the pain. Continue reading QUICK TIP | 3 Steps to Relieve Camera-Shyness