Online Journalism Blog

For those of you who do not know who Jon DeNunzio is, check out my other blog, upper90.onmason.com to find out more about him and his background from my other class he spoke to.

Now that you’ve (hopefully) checked that out, we can move on to the good information he gave to our class today.

He introduced us to UMapper, Blackbird Pie, Intersect

Why do we use social media?

• It’s where users are
• It helps our reporting
• It allows us to build a relationship with users — people want to talk back to you!

Third-party platforms: Not the only way!

• Social part is more important than the medium — be social!

Examples of being social:

1. Running a poll
2. Pay attention to the comments
3. Ask for ideas
4. Add a user photo gallery
5. Host a debate
6. Answer user questions
7. Use the knowledge of the crowd

Why is all this important?

• Social media is a growing industry and the ability to connect with users can help you get ahead in this type of business
• People are starting up sites every day

Allourideas.org, twiigs, startupli.st — sites that are great with social media