michael bromby - social media
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Social Media & The Law Student
Michael Bromby: Discipline Lead
FacebookWhat is it for?
Who is it for?
TwitterWhat is it for?
Who is it for?
LinkedInWhat is it for?
Who is it for?
Anything else you want to talk about?
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Social Media - Quick Poll
What will you do after this event?Start doing something new?
Do something differently?
Change nothing at all?
Tell someone else?
Do something for someone else?
Give up?!
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Impact
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Background
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Background
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Background
WhoLawyers tweet (rather than faceless corporate blogs)
Variety of practitioners / academics and local / international
WhatBiographical (expertise, interests, etc)
News, reflections, comment
Why, Where, WhenSelf-promoting
Professional practice
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Advantages of Social Media
Reach / KnownLawyers tweet (rather than faceless corporate blogs)
Who is interested in you - past, present, future
Influenced / InfluentialHear about news and opinions as things happen
Provide your own thoughts
ActivityWho would you invite to a twitter dinner party?
You are limited to 140 characters (!)
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Advantages of Social Media
Why should (law) students use social media?Responses via Twitter and Facebook
Mix of direct messages and public postings
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Straw Poll (online)
Etiquette Tone, volume, content,
Succinct, clear, relevant, useful
EstablishmentRe-tweets (RTs)
Hashtags (#)
EngagementStrategy - how will you do this, theoretically?
Technology - how will you do this, actually?
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Engagement in Social Media
Legal Education #LegalEd #LETReview
#NLSF12 #LegalEthics
IP / IT#Copyright #IPR
Conference / event tags
People@HEA_law
@BexHuxBinns
@lawbore
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Some Recommendations
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Employability
What will you do after this event?Start doing something new?
Do something differently?
Change nothing at all?
Tell someone else?
Do something for someone else?
Give up?!
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Impact
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Final Comment
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