finding your voice online
DESCRIPTION
A presentation made to the Friends for Life focus group by Kerri Sparling of www.sixuntilme.com and Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com.TRANSCRIPT
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FINDING YOUR VOICE ONLINEKerri Sparling and Amy Tenderich
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DIABETICCONNECT
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A CAUSE...MY OPEN LETTER TO STEVE JOBS
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MEET THE CHARMR
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WWW.DIABETESMINE.COM/DESIGNCONTEST
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FINDING ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Social networks (i.e. TuDiabetes, Juvenation, Diabetic Connect)
Blogs (SixUntilme.com, DiabetesMine.com) Forums (ChildrenWithDiabetes.com ) Facebook Groups Twitter YouTube Flickr (Diabetes365)
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FINDING YOUR VOICE ONLINE
Write your own diabetes blog (i.e. Blogger, Wordpress, your very own shiny URL)
Contribute to a network blog (i.e. TuDiabetes, Blogabetes)
Become an active commenter on blogs, forums, Facebook groups, etc.
It’s all about CONNECTING. Be a LURKER!!! (It’s not as weird as it
sounds.)
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FINDING YOUR COMFORT LEVEL ONLINE
You don’t have to share your name. You don’t have to share your photo or your
kids’ photos. You don’t have to post your home address or
phone number. Your level of participation is whatever you
CHOOSE it to be. There aren’t any rules about what you have to do.
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FINDING YOUR COMFORT LEVEL ONLINE
You ARE encouraged to share your opinions. You ARE expected to be honest. You ARE (hopefully) going to be polite. You ARE free to disagree.
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PRIVACY AND RESPECT
Once published, forever public.