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Jun.
07
How to Use Social Media at NCVS
Posted by Points of Light Institute
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Here is a list of the ways you can leverage social media and online tools to get the most out of the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS).
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/ncvs to hear all the official conference tweets.
Additionally, follow the conference conversation by searching the #NCVS Twitter hashtag.
(The search function is located in the right sidebar of your Twitter homepage.)
All NCVS workshops and forums are assigned a unique session #hashtag.
While the overall conference conversation will take place on the #NCVS hashtag, you can follow individual session twitter streams by searching on the unique session #hashtag.
For example, the Social Media for Social Good panel hashtag will be #SM4SG. If you follow that hashtag from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29th, you'll hear what everyone in the forum is saying about it!
It's easy to follow twitter conversations using your cell phone, so before conference, you might want to download a cell phone application for managing Twitter.
Finally, we hope you'll join the Twitter conversation about conference by adding "#NCVS" to your tweets. Having the #NCVS hashtag in your tweet is what pulls it into the conference twitter stream.
Facebook
"Like" the NCVS Facebook page so that the official wall posts show up in your Facebook news feed.
You are welcome and invited to post thoughts, ideas, etc. to the The National Conference on Volunteering & Service Facebook page.
We look forward to hearing from you there!
Blogging
You are invited to write a blog post about conference -- either for your own blog or as a guest post on one of our blogs.
Write about a session you're looking forward to or review a session after you attend it.
Blogging is a great way to share what you're excited about and/or what you've learned.
The HandsOn Blog editorial guidelines are here and the National Conference Blog editorial guidelines are here.
If you'd like to write a post, contact us at Connect(at)HandsOnNetwork(dot)org.
Eventbrite
This free tool will allow you (or anyone) to organize an event around conference and invite anyone to attend.
Want to host a breakfast to discuss an important topic?
Want to organize an affinity group meet-up?
Want to suggest an after-hours get together?
You can do any of these things with Eventbrite.
Check out what your fellow conference attendees have organized so far.
Crowdvine
In order to help you meet and connect with as many people as possible, we’ve set up a conference social networking site where you can see who’s coming, find out what they have to share and make plans to get together.
Create your own NCVS attendee profile here and see who else is coming.
Meet up before you even get to New York!
FourSquare
FourSquare at conferences can be fun.
Want to know who's in the room with you at any given NCVS session?
"Check-in" using FourSquare and you'll be able to see who else is there.
Maybe you'll even unlock a swarm badge!
Delicious
Delicious (formerly del.icio.us, pronounced "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.
On Delicious, users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen term.
A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is easily available; for instance, the URL "http://delicious.com/tag/ncvs" displays all of the most recent links tagged "NCVS".
Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by other users.
See all the great NCVS content saved to Delicious and add your own!
Flickr
Share your NCVS photos with everyone using the HandsOn Network Flickr group.
You can upload your favorite conference shots here by clicking on the words "add something."
YouTube
Send links to your favorite NCVS videos and we'll add them to our NCVS playlist on HandsOn Network'sYouTube Channel.
LinkedIn
Start a LinkedIn affinity sub-group on HandsOn Network’s Linked In Group!
You can hold forum style discussions here on topics that interest you - both before conference and after.
Continue discussions that were initiated at NCVS!
If you have additional ideas about how we can use social media to make the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service the best ever, leave us a comment and let us know!
http://www.twitter.com/ncvs to hear all the official conference tweets.
Additionally, follow the conference conversation by searching the #NCVS Twitter hashtag.
(The search function is located in the right sidebar of your Twitter homepage.)
All NCVS workshops and forums are assigned a unique session #hashtag.
While the overall conference conversation will take place on the #NCVS hashtag, you can follow individual session twitter streams by searching on the unique session #hashtag.
For example, the Social Media for Social Good panel hashtag will be #SM4SG. If you follow that hashtag from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29th, you'll hear what everyone in the forum is saying about it!
It's easy to follow twitter conversations using your cell phone, so before conference, you might want to download a cell phone application for managing Twitter.
Finally, we hope you'll join the Twitter conversation about conference by adding "#NCVS" to your tweets. Having the #NCVS hashtag in your tweet is what pulls it into the conference twitter stream.
Facebook"Like" the NCVS Facebook page so that the official wall posts show up in your Facebook news feed.
You are welcome and invited to post thoughts, ideas, etc. to the The National Conference on Volunteering & Service Facebook page.
We look forward to hearing from you there!
Blogging
You are invited to write a blog post about conference -- either for your own blog or as a guest post on one of our blogs.
Write about a session you're looking forward to or review a session after you attend it.
Blogging is a great way to share what you're excited about and/or what you've learned.
The HandsOn Blog editorial guidelines are here and the National Conference Blog editorial guidelines are here.
If you'd like to write a post, contact us at Connect(at)HandsOnNetwork(dot)org.
EventbriteThis free tool will allow you (or anyone) to organize an event around conference and invite anyone to attend.
Want to host a breakfast to discuss an important topic?
Want to organize an affinity group meet-up?
Want to suggest an after-hours get together?
You can do any of these things with Eventbrite.
Check out what your fellow conference attendees have organized so far.
Crowdvine
In order to help you meet and connect with as many people as possible, we’ve set up a conference social networking site where you can see who’s coming, find out what they have to share and make plans to get together.
Create your own NCVS attendee profile here and see who else is coming.
Meet up before you even get to New York!
FourSquareFourSquare at conferences can be fun.
Want to know who's in the room with you at any given NCVS session?
"Check-in" using FourSquare and you'll be able to see who else is there.
Maybe you'll even unlock a swarm badge!
DeliciousDelicious (formerly del.icio.us, pronounced "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.
On Delicious, users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen term.
A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is easily available; for instance, the URL "http://delicious.com/tag/ncvs" displays all of the most recent links tagged "NCVS".
Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by other users.
See all the great NCVS content saved to Delicious and add your own!
FlickrShare your NCVS photos with everyone using the HandsOn Network Flickr group.
You can upload your favorite conference shots here by clicking on the words "add something."
YouTubeSend links to your favorite NCVS videos and we'll add them to our NCVS playlist on HandsOn Network'sYouTube Channel.
LinkedInStart a LinkedIn affinity sub-group on HandsOn Network’s Linked In Group!
You can hold forum style discussions here on topics that interest you - both before conference and after.
Continue discussions that were initiated at NCVS!
If you have additional ideas about how we can use social media to make the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service the best ever, leave us a comment and let us know!