I had a bit of of a shock this morning when I discovered @TheEllenShow had started following me on Twitter. Why on earth would Ellen DeGeneres, comedian and talk show host, be following me? This piqued my interest, so I went to find out why.
At the time of writing, Ellen has over 3.6 million followers, [...]
In case you missed it in my tweetstream, I went to Social Media Club Sydney last night to see MC Hammer.
Hammer is an absolute class act. Charming, articulate, and really well-versed in social media. His talk was very engaging and peppered with anecdotes that demonstrated Hammer is actually a major geek. He truly gets social [...]
This week saw the wider public gain access to Twitter lists, and the posts have been rolling in about how nonprofits can incorporate Lists into their social media strategy:
Geeking For Good: How non-profits can take advantage of Twitter Lists
Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech: Twitter Lists for Nonprofits
John Haydon: Why Twitter lists are huge for [...]
Rumour has it that Twitter Lists have now been rolled out to half of all Twitter users. I believe that the Lists functionality will provide non-profits with some great opportunities for outreach and engagement, not to mention enhance the Twitter experience for organisations and their followers.
Below are just a few List building ideas for non-profits:
Your [...]
I attended my first BarCamp on Saturday and was very impressed with the whole experience. A great bunch of thinkers were present, including some who traveled from Sydney, Melbourne and Woollongong. Presentations from the day are in the BarCampCanberra2 group on SlideShare.
Charitwy – Australian Non-Profits and Twitter
View more presentations from Lauren Cochrane.
With over 2000 non-profits orgs on Twitter it’s clear that Twitter is growing in popularity as a way to communicate with supporters. This week’s Mashable article 26 Non-Profits and Charities That Tweet highlighted a few of the non-profits that have had success with Twitter. This however, begs the question: how can non-profits use Twitter successfully?
Before [...]