the internet & apo: so much more than a series of tubes

The Internet & APO: So Much More Than a

Series of TubesErnie Hsiung

December 29th, 2008

Who am I?

Minneapolis, 1998

Photo credit: Ray Warriner

Iota Phi Chapter (UC Davis), circa 1999

But first, a straw poll

What we’re covering

What to think about while creating an APO site on the Internet

Tools

Q&A

What we’re NOT covering

In the best interests of people attending...

HTML

Other Internet Related APO Workshops

Virtual Risk Management (12/29 10:30am, Back Bay D)APO “Facebook” (12/30 10:30am, Back Bay B)

“Social Media”

Your chapter webpage

Your APO Related webpage

Chapter home pages

Pledge class pages Sites related to service projects

Gamma Theta Chapter (University of Colorado at Boulder), Merit Badge U Web Page

forums

blogspodcasts

wikis

picturesvideos

Your APO Related webpage

social networks

Why do you have a website?

Who are you building this Website for?

Why do you have a website?

To have a distinct online identityFlickr photo credit: Aesum

To have a digital record of events

Who are you building this Website for?

Actives

Pledges

Gamma Beta Chapter (San Jose State) - Flickr photo credit: jeffrey95112

Alumni

Alpha Beta Chapter (Penn State) - Flickr photo credit: nooccar

Community Members

Flickr photo credit: StarrGazr

Communicate information to people

within the chapter

Communicate information to people outside the chapter

Forums

Rho Pi Chapter (UC San Diego) - http://forum.aporhopi.org

Iota Phi Chapter Wiki (UC Davis)

Social Media Tools for External

Communication

Blogs

Episilon Gamma Chapter (Alfred U) - http://apoeg.wordpress.com/

Social Media Tools for Internal

Communication

Social Networks

http://www.ning.com

http://alphaphiomega.ning.com/

Section 1 (Southern California) - http://aposectionone.ning.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com

Photo Sharing

Beta Zeta Chapter (U of Georgia) - http://betazeta.wetpaint.com

Photo Sharing

Mu Zeta Chapter (SF State) - http://flickr.com/photos/muzeta/

Microblogging

Mu Chi Chapter (Indiana U of Pennsylvania) - http://www.twitter.com/apomx

Elizabeth City State University - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHanzRSt32E

Gamma Gamma Chapter (UC Berkeley) - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=963567

Alpha Phi Omega Networking - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=71086

Challenges

OMG I’M ON THE INTERNET

Flickr photo credit: myguerrilla

Virtual Risk Management

Presented by Sol Roberts-Lieb(12/29 10:30am, Back Bay D)

Websites last forever(Or at least a very long time)

Handing Over the Keys

Flickr photo credit: artfulblogger

Appointing a Chair

Flickr photo credit: tommy_forbes

In Conclusion

Know who you’re making a website for

Potential pledges, people from your school and service organizations may be checking your site out. Make sure you provide them the information that they’re searching

for. And you have the tools to make it happen, even if you don’t have a lot of technical expertise.

Any Questions?