24. Website Ideas: Building a Community of Survivors Don’t try to compete with Facebook Understand your Audience (direct and indirect) Use layered strategy for ripple effect Lever 1 – Host on ECAA site Lever 2 – Play off Incumbents
33. Social Media + Other Tools = New Media New Media is not a wonder drug, New Media is a toolbox Facebook MySpace Linked In YouTube Twitter Wikipedia = ≠
34. Facebook Ideas Thoughts Can’t be just a message board Must drive more interaction Must act as portal for ECAware.org Actions Switch site to a Fan page Add Links to ACS, other endorsed orgs. Enable donations through “Causes” Facebook has had enormous success through its apps like Farmville
35. MySpace Necessary supplement to Facebook Different strategy and use than Facebook Contributes to electronic footprint, which establishes presence, which amplifies traffic, which drives awareness
36. LinkedIn As an Organization Legitimizes ECAA as NPO Establishes ECAA as pre-eminent org for EC Attracts talent for Volunteers, Members, etc. As a Group Badge of Honor Awareness indicator