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Everything Local
Government Officials Need
 to Know about Blogs and
       Social Media
               Lee Aase
Chancellor, Social Media University, Global

                 June 2008
About Lee Aase
Political Science, B.S.
14 Years in Politics and
Government at all levels
 Campaigns and Government Offices
 Congress
 Minnesota Senate
 Ramsey (MN) County
Answering Your Questions
  Why should I care about
  social media?
  What are social media?
  Should we get engaged?
  How can I get started?
Agenda
Surveying the changing media landscape

Overview of Tools

Mayo Clinic as a Case Study

Dealing with Detractors and Positive Applications

   Share your stories, Seek advice

Demonstrations, Getting Started with Guinea Pigs

   Facebook (Personal Profile and ICLMA Group)

   Blog

   YouTube Video
Changing Media
     Landscape
Massive newspaper
layoffs/buyouts
 Star Tribune
 Pioneer Press
 Los Angeles Times
Star Tribune Values

1998: $1.2 billion
2006: $530 million
One Huge Contributor
And exactly how do
newspapers compete?
The Most Important
 Word in Web 2.0
Chicago Tribune Values

 2000: Buys LA Times
 for $8 billion
 2007: Sam Zell buys
 Tribune (with Times)
 for $8.2 billion
Media Values
Wall Street Journal = $5 billion
Chicago Tribune = $8 billion
Star Tribune = $0.53 billion
Total for all 3 < Facebook
($240 million for 1.6 percent)
Facebook Growth
> 70 million active users
Growing an average of 250,000/day
since Jan. ‘07, or 3 percent/week.
Active users doubling every 6 months
> half outside of college
> half visit site daily and average 20
minutes/day of use
Overview of Tools
Blogs

Podcasts

RSS

Social networking sites

Wikis

YouTube

Twitter

del.icio.us
Intro to Blogs




Just an easy-to-publish Web site that
allows comments
Blogs in Plain English, Lee LeFever,
Common Craft
RSS = Really Simple
    Syndication
Lets you easily track dozens
of blogs or other web sites
Ping = electronic Whassup?
RSS “baked in” IE7, Safari
Google Reader, Newsgator,
Attensa are free options
Podcasts
TiVo for Audio (and now video)
Don’t need an iPod
Series of segments to which
you can subscribe via RSS
iTunes free for PC or Mac
Social Networking Sites




 MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn
Wikis
Collaborative editing tools
Wikipedia the most famous
 2.2 million articles in English
 Definitive stories quickly on
   35W Bridge Collapse
   Virginia Tech Massacre
Wikis
YouTube
“The world has voted, and we
have decided we want to
watch videos on YouTube.” -
Andy Sernovitz
Google bought for $1.65 billion
The LeeAase Channel
The LeeAase Channel
Mayo Clinic Medical Edge
News Media Syndications
Mayo Clinic Social Media Plan
   Reach people directly
     Started with Medical Edge

     Produce economically to fit each medium

   Provide platforms for sharing
     Create outposts on popular sites

     Energize word of mouth

   Leverage social media with mass media and
   vice versa
First Foray in New Media
Criteria for New Media
     Consideration

Strategic fit, cost-effectiveness
Cost, complexity of production,
including staff, physician time
Usability for patient web site
Can it be tailored to the user?
Step 2: More, Longer
      Podcasts
Step 3: podcasts.mayoclinic.org
Mayo Clinic Channel on YouTube
Getting Started with
      Blogging
Personal blog since July ’06
Asked to Develop Public Affairs
Department blog in Dec. ’06
How do you do it without IT
Support?
Wordpress.com Private
        Blog
Wordpress.com Private
        Blog
Mayo Facebook Members
       10/8/07
Mayo Facebook Members
        4/8/08
Practical Tip #1: Facebook Fan
     Page as Story Idea
Practical Tip #2: Facebook as
 Crisis Communications Tool
Practical Tip #3: Secret Facebook
  Groups for Team Collaboration
Dealing with Negative
  Posts and Blogs
Start by monitoring through:
  Technorati.com
  Blogpulse.com
  Google Blog Search
Subscribe to alerts via RSS or e-mail
Negative Blogs vs.
    Negative Posts
Remember the 1:5:10 ratio for unhappy
“customers”

Carefully evaluate “Determined Detractors”

   Prominence, Credibility, Traffic

   Answer charges by other means, including
   your own social media vehicles

Don’t wait to start social media until the crisis
starts; that’s too late and you lose credibility
“The Solution
      to
  Pollution
      is
  Dilution”
“Your kids are not
smarter than you are.
They’re just not afraid
    to look dumb.”
-- Lee Aase, Chancellor, Social
Media University, Global (SMUG)
How can you practically use
social media to meet your goals?
  Blog or Facebook for support groups, internal
  communications

  Facebook fan page, ads, secret groups

  Twitter to activate crisis or leadership team

  Wikis for collaborative editing

  Podcasts internally or externally

  YouTube - Tell Your Story

  Anything you’ve seen from Mayo examples
Immediate Application
Get a FREE RSS reader, subscribe to feeds

Get iTunes (FREE), subscribe to podcasts

Start a FREE personal blog

Open a FREE YouTube account and upload a video

Try Flickr or another FREE photo service

Get Audacity to record audio FREE

Open a FREE profile on Facebook and “friend” me
Get SMUG
Social Media University,

Social media for lifelong learners

Free Tuition (Room & Board not incl.)

Google Lee Aase or SMUG University to audit
classes, apply for admission
Social Media in City and County Government

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Social Media in City and County Government

  • 1. Everything Local Government Officials Need to Know about Blogs and Social Media Lee Aase Chancellor, Social Media University, Global June 2008
  • 2. About Lee Aase Political Science, B.S. 14 Years in Politics and Government at all levels Campaigns and Government Offices Congress Minnesota Senate Ramsey (MN) County
  • 3. Answering Your Questions Why should I care about social media? What are social media? Should we get engaged? How can I get started?
  • 4. Agenda Surveying the changing media landscape Overview of Tools Mayo Clinic as a Case Study Dealing with Detractors and Positive Applications Share your stories, Seek advice Demonstrations, Getting Started with Guinea Pigs Facebook (Personal Profile and ICLMA Group) Blog YouTube Video
  • 5.
  • 6. Changing Media Landscape Massive newspaper layoffs/buyouts Star Tribune Pioneer Press Los Angeles Times
  • 7. Star Tribune Values 1998: $1.2 billion 2006: $530 million
  • 9. And exactly how do newspapers compete?
  • 10.
  • 11. The Most Important Word in Web 2.0
  • 12. Chicago Tribune Values 2000: Buys LA Times for $8 billion 2007: Sam Zell buys Tribune (with Times) for $8.2 billion
  • 13. Media Values Wall Street Journal = $5 billion Chicago Tribune = $8 billion Star Tribune = $0.53 billion Total for all 3 < Facebook ($240 million for 1.6 percent)
  • 14. Facebook Growth > 70 million active users Growing an average of 250,000/day since Jan. ‘07, or 3 percent/week. Active users doubling every 6 months > half outside of college > half visit site daily and average 20 minutes/day of use
  • 15. Overview of Tools Blogs Podcasts RSS Social networking sites Wikis YouTube Twitter del.icio.us
  • 16. Intro to Blogs Just an easy-to-publish Web site that allows comments Blogs in Plain English, Lee LeFever, Common Craft
  • 17. RSS = Really Simple Syndication Lets you easily track dozens of blogs or other web sites Ping = electronic Whassup? RSS “baked in” IE7, Safari Google Reader, Newsgator, Attensa are free options
  • 18. Podcasts TiVo for Audio (and now video) Don’t need an iPod Series of segments to which you can subscribe via RSS iTunes free for PC or Mac
  • 19. Social Networking Sites MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn
  • 20. Wikis Collaborative editing tools Wikipedia the most famous 2.2 million articles in English Definitive stories quickly on 35W Bridge Collapse Virginia Tech Massacre
  • 21. Wikis
  • 22. YouTube “The world has voted, and we have decided we want to watch videos on YouTube.” - Andy Sernovitz Google bought for $1.65 billion
  • 25.
  • 26. Mayo Clinic Medical Edge News Media Syndications
  • 27. Mayo Clinic Social Media Plan Reach people directly Started with Medical Edge Produce economically to fit each medium Provide platforms for sharing Create outposts on popular sites Energize word of mouth Leverage social media with mass media and vice versa
  • 28. First Foray in New Media
  • 29. Criteria for New Media Consideration Strategic fit, cost-effectiveness Cost, complexity of production, including staff, physician time Usability for patient web site Can it be tailored to the user?
  • 30. Step 2: More, Longer Podcasts
  • 31.
  • 33. Mayo Clinic Channel on YouTube
  • 34. Getting Started with Blogging Personal blog since July ’06 Asked to Develop Public Affairs Department blog in Dec. ’06 How do you do it without IT Support?
  • 39.
  • 40.
  • 41. Practical Tip #1: Facebook Fan Page as Story Idea
  • 42.
  • 43. Practical Tip #2: Facebook as Crisis Communications Tool
  • 44. Practical Tip #3: Secret Facebook Groups for Team Collaboration
  • 45. Dealing with Negative Posts and Blogs Start by monitoring through: Technorati.com Blogpulse.com Google Blog Search Subscribe to alerts via RSS or e-mail
  • 46. Negative Blogs vs. Negative Posts Remember the 1:5:10 ratio for unhappy “customers” Carefully evaluate “Determined Detractors” Prominence, Credibility, Traffic Answer charges by other means, including your own social media vehicles Don’t wait to start social media until the crisis starts; that’s too late and you lose credibility
  • 47.
  • 48. “The Solution to Pollution is Dilution”
  • 49.
  • 50. “Your kids are not smarter than you are. They’re just not afraid to look dumb.” -- Lee Aase, Chancellor, Social Media University, Global (SMUG)
  • 51. How can you practically use social media to meet your goals? Blog or Facebook for support groups, internal communications Facebook fan page, ads, secret groups Twitter to activate crisis or leadership team Wikis for collaborative editing Podcasts internally or externally YouTube - Tell Your Story Anything you’ve seen from Mayo examples
  • 52. Immediate Application Get a FREE RSS reader, subscribe to feeds Get iTunes (FREE), subscribe to podcasts Start a FREE personal blog Open a FREE YouTube account and upload a video Try Flickr or another FREE photo service Get Audacity to record audio FREE Open a FREE profile on Facebook and “friend” me
  • 53. Get SMUG Social Media University, Social media for lifelong learners Free Tuition (Room & Board not incl.) Google Lee Aase or SMUG University to audit classes, apply for admission