The reading (Oatway, Jay, Apr 26, 2012, Mastering Story, Community and Influence : How to Use Social Media to Become a Socialeader Wiley, Hoboken. 97-109. ISBN: 9781119943457.) this week basically discusses online communities and how we can get involved. A few places to find a community …
- Check out bloggers, and interact with their site
- Professional groups (often through social media) some groups require permission, look for amount of members
- Topic chats e.g. twitter
when you find a site or community
- start following it
- keep database updated
- interact with community and be present
- foster relationships
- find other people to join community
A quote within our reading ‘We are judged by the company we keep. When combined, actions and relationships create a foundation for social capital.’ – Brian Solis. To me this refers to to communities online and how when we interact with them and form new relationships by communicating with the site we are creating a new form of society online.
In previous weeks we had to choose 5 potential communities, here are a few I came across.
http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/16-Directing?s=eb4a0a2446d23d18cfbd4171037adee4 – a forum to communicate with other student filmmakers about directing
https://letterboxd.com – a space to create a film diary, create a list, share with friends and follow others
http://jacksgap.com/rickshaw-run-behind-scenes/ – a website about their business, film and production, blog, includes a forum to connect with them
http://mattscottvisuals.com – a blog and tutorials on cinematography
Facebook group (Women in film/media) – a discussion and interactive space
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