twitter for synagogues - nata 2010
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Presentation at 2010 NATA conference for synagogue executive directors on Twitter. Presented by Lisa Colton, president, Darim OnlineTRANSCRIPT
TWITTER STRATEGIES FOR SYNAGOGUES
Presented by Lisa Colton, Darim OnlineOctober 26, 2010
- Social Media Basics
- Intro to Twitter
- Finding your voice, adding value
- Being conversational
- Listening
- Staffing
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AGENDA
COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION
COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION
THIS IS AN ATTENTION ECONOMY
MOBILE GENERATION
Twitter Vocabulary
@ denotes username
RT = “ReTweet”
DM = Direct Msg
# denotes hashtag
Find Your Voice
Add Value
CROWDSOURCING
Real Life Example
LISTENING: @ mentions
LISTENING: Searches
Example of Hashtags,
#JED21
Basics• Hashtags help aggregate
information– Ex. #Jewish, #Israel, #Rabbi,
• Create conversations, aggregate content
• Recruit from networks to join conversations
• Help people find one another
Tips• If you create one don’t make it
too long• #ff, #followfriday – a way to
show others who you follow and why, a shout out
• #JED21 – Jewish education discussion
• #WhatRabbisDo• #URJbiennial• #NATA10
ALL ABOUT HASHTAGS
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
Who do you want to reach? What’s “viral” for you?
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
http://bit.ly
Twitter for iPhone & Blackberry
Human transparency (Who is it?)
Listening, then delegating as needed
Adding value
Building community
Marketing your feed
Integration with FB, etc.
STAFFING
Want to learn more?
Recommended Reading
Webinar: Jan 19, 2011
Recommendations:
Rabbi List:
http://twitter.com/#!/list/synagogue/rabbis
Synagogue List:
http://twitter.com/#!/list/synagogue/synagogues