Why use social mediafor reporting?

Wrong Answers

• Because it’s cool• Because my boss wants us to improve our

Facebook presence• Because it will bring more traffic to our site• Because our competitors are using it

Correct answer:Because it can help

improve my reporting

Better question:Will my reporting improve

if I use social mediafor this story?

Don’t use social mediabecause “everyone’s doing it.”

Use social media when it can help you.

Tweetdeck.com

Janneter.net

https://twitter.com/search-advanced

Searching from an eyewitness point-of-view

http://tagboard.com/icfjmideast

storify.com

tineye.com

images.google.com

https://twitter.com/THE_47th/status/373034529893523457

exifdata.com

• Landmarks• Accents• Time of day• Weather• Similar footage

Other topics suggested today

• Why not Google+?• Social network analysis: My FB friends• Hashtag research: topsy.com• Klout.com: useful?• Deep searching Twitter users: snapbird.org• Your Twitter archive: Twitter Settings• Mapping: trendsmap.com,

onemilliontweetmap.com