[Nfb-editors] Reaching this Generation through Social Networks

[Mike Freeman]

And yet I'm not convinced people truly read and carefully consider all the "information" that comes at them thru social media.

Mike Freeman
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On May 1, 2011, at 4:16, "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net> wrote:

> Tina
> 
> A super current thought --- a question that we will address at convention
> during the Newsletter Publication committee meeting. Discussion here and now
> would help to solidify the scope of this trend needing to be addressed. What
> do we hear on TV --- "Face Book 600 million and counting --- Twitter 200
> million and counting!" "Newspapers are failing and hard-copy issues are
> being over shadowed by on-line presentation." "Cell phones that are
> computers in your pocket!"
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Tina Hansen
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:50 PM
> To: Correspondence Committee Mailing List
> Subject: [Nfb-editors] Reaching this Generation through Social Newtorks
> 
> I know that the current generation is very much up on the social network
> sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In. They also love to blog. I had a
> discussion with a good friend of mine last night, and this friend argues
> that we ought to use these new tools to communicate our messages.
> 
> I know that while some other states now have a blog, Facebook page or
> Twitter account, ours doesn't. My thinking is that if we were to create a
> blog, Facebook page or Twitter account, we could use that for podcasts,
> testimonials from members, and possibly our newsletter. Personally, I plan
> to make it a personal project this year to get over my fears and do
> something about this myself, possibly with some help from others in my
> affiliate.
> 
> If any of you have done this in your affiliate, I'd like to hear what you've
> done to make this happen. How do you ensure that blind and sighted visitors
> find the site both accessible and visually attractive. I know that I'm not
> that good with graphics, and much better with words, but I also recognize
> that our visual culture likes attractive graphics. If you've created a blog,
> what platform is the most accessible? If you've created a Facebook page, how
> did you go about it?
> 
> If you have any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
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