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Social Media Best Practices, Part 1 | PDF
Best

Practices
david lee king | topeka & shawnee county public library | davidleeking.com
Social
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Media
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problem:
we haven’t
embraced the
social web
we have
the tools
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not quite

sure how 

to use
them!
So, what do you think

about our library?
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What's missing?
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face2face
interaction
how online
engagement

works
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ways to 

transform into a
face2face library
3
1. flickr.com/photos/94852245@N00/4338268272/
listening
why listen?
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what to
listen for
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responding
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listening in
Topeka
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2.
basic
communication

(online)
conversational
writing
add pictures
& video
add pictures
& video
[like this]
be “you”
online
[“you”]
pics of staff
new stuff
customers!
where are
the people?
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3.“doing”
community
we get this
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less control here
start

talking!
ask
What my

library does
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respond
to critics
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listen first
admit &
apologize
be nice
be quiet
(i.e., don’t
respond)
develop a
thick skin
where to start!
Twitter
eNews
Website
Library

NewsFacebook
Instagram
who does
the work?
set goals

& strategy
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measure success
creating great
customer
connections
starts with you!
thank
you!
davidleeking.com

Social Media Best Practices, Part 1