Twitter is a terrific micro-blogging platform that allows users to send 140 character messages to each other and the world. This form of social media allows for vast amounts of information to be sent in short bursts, but can also be a disaster for a user that may be new to the site. Even the [...]
One organization that is using new tools offered by companies like Global Site Plans to grow and build its advocacy campaigns is Next Aide.
Three weeks ago, the American Planning Association (APA) held its annual conference in Boston. Over 5,000 urban planning professionals and students shared their ideas, exchanged business cards, and learned about emerging trends in the profession. This year, social media, particularly Twitter, played a big role in keeping conference attendees connected and aware of lectures, activities, [...]
Do you tweet and use Facebook every day, all day? Is building social community so ingrained you just can’t stop? We seek a highly a motivated individual with experience and fanatical passion for blogging, micro-blogging and community participation leadership. If you are a student with a passion for social media, have top-notch writing and communication [...]
In the wake of last month’s horrific natural disaster in Japan, the world has shown nothing but an outpouring of support and relief for the badly battered nation. The digital response to such a devastating tragedy has been equally impressive and far-reaching, if not more. The earthquake and aftermath in Japan has proved that the power of [...]
1. Map a Clear Objective Imagine that you’re goal is not to get higher search engine rankings – in fact, this is not the key to social media. Instead, consider your company’s’ overall objective. Some may include: Branding Networking Exposure Relationship/Trust Building Customer Relations 2. Customer Comes First While mapping out number one, your objective, [...]
Myth #1: Sole-Proprietorships, Small, or Medium-Sized Companies Don’t Need Social Media Sole-proprietorships, small companies, and medium-sized companies can benefit from using social media and social networking to create a buzz and branding, just like large corporations. Social media and social networking should be an integral part of any sole-proprietorship, small, or medium-sized business and marketing [...]
As technophiles and music-lovers descend on Austin this week for SXSW (that’s South by Southwest, if you’re not in the know), attendees won’t just be looking for trends, tweets, and Facebook posts, but where people are checking-in at the festival’s many conferences, venues, and post-panel hangouts. If Twitter was the breakout social media trend of 2009, [...]
On a rainy day in the district of Arnavutköy in Istanbul, Turkey, I met with Alexis Şanal of Şanal Architecture to discuss her architecture firms’ uses, successes, and failures in implementing and utilizing social media platforms. Through discovering their niche and their social media uses, you too can develop successful social media platforms, while charting [...]
It’s no secret that social media has a strong foothold in public participation. From influencing national revolutions in the Middle East to helping re-launch careers, major social networks like Twitter and Facebook have the ability to spread information and connect users faster than ever before. With regards to planning, social media is used as a [...]
A warm Global Site Plans welcome to Barrett Lane, the newest blogger to The Grid. Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, starting in March, you can find Barrett Lane blogging about the intersection between social media, urban planning, and architecture. Barrett Lane is a Graduate Student studying Urban Planning and Design at the University of [...]
On November 13, 2009, Mashable named Six Pixels of Separation one of the Five Must Read Social Media Books. I am always a little weary of “must reads” because I feel a sells pitch in there somewhere, but more than a year later I find myself giving Six Pixels of Separation two thumbs up and [...]
