social media for space tweeps
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Social Media for SpaceTweeps
Introduction to the use of social media in the global space community
Presented at SpaceUp PolandWarsaw, 24 Nov 2012
About me
Social Media are a waste of time!
Real versus virtual friends?
Community by Twitter…or Facebook
…or YouTube
…or Flickr
…or FourSquare
…or all of the above!
…or Google+
The Space Community Needs You!
if you want more of this…
Why use Social Media for Space?
• To be part of a worldwide space community• To share your excitement with new friends
and
• To help the space industry in Poland grow• To help the space industry worldwide grow
How to become a spacetweep?
• Be a social person
• Create a free Twitter account
• Become active!
Twitter takes time…
from denial:“Twitter is sooo stupid”
to addiction:“I love you tweeps!”
How to start with Twitter?
• Beginners tips – your account:
– Select a good twitter name - you are a person– Fill out your real bio - you are a person– Fill out your real location - you are a person– Use a good avatar picture - you are a person– Do not lock your account - you are a person
Your Twitter bio
• Incomplete… • Complete…
How to start with Twitter?
• Beginners tips - tweeting:
– Follow a few spacetweeps– Just listen for a few weeks– Participate in conversation with friends– Try a few RT’s (retweets)– Try a few DM’s (direct messages)– Try a few @ replies– Be nice, just as IRL – you are a person!
What about community?
• Once you become part of the online space community, all kinds of cool things happen…
• Warning: It may change your life for ever!
Community: #SpaceUp Unconferences
Community: ESA/DLR #SpaceTweetup
Community: #NASASocial
Community: #SoyuzTweetup
Use of hashtags: #
• Hashtags highlight a topic, e.g. #SpaceUp
• Use to find new people to follow• Use to track a topic• Use to track an event
Who to follow?
• Your IRL friends• Worldwide #spacetweeps• Space communities like • Space agencies• Space industry • Space journalists• Astronauts!
Famous Spacetweeps
• @schierholz • @ageekmom• @andreasschepers• @danielscuka• @craftlass• @drlucyrogers• @ryinspace
• @imperator_jarek• @ericarolfe• @elakdawalla• @nickastronomer• @astroN8• @flyingjenny• @badastronomer
Agencies and industry
• @NASA• @ESA• @esaoperations• @esascience• @esa_EO• @DLR_en• @CNES_France• @federalspace
• @SpaceX• @oewf• @JAXA_en• @OrbitalSciences• @InsideKSC• @csa_asc• @HEspace• @ISUnet
Communities and astronauts
• @NASAsocial• @SpaceTweetup• @SpaceUnites• @SpaceUpConf• @SpaceUpEU• @SpaceUpIndia• @TweetupSpace
• @AstroSamantha• @Astro_Luca• @Astro_Andre• @Astro_TJ• @Astro_Mike• @Cmdr_Hadfield
Dziękuję i do zobaczenia na Twitterze!
@timmermansr@SpaceUpEU
@SpaceUpConf