Sometimes the internet feels too darn big. Thankfully there are a few keys tools that can make it more manageable— and this informal session will teach you how to wrangle the web to its knees.
This short presentation will include a live demo of some free easy tools for communicators who’d like to:
• Receive real-time email alerts about issues, key terms, topics and more
• Build a personalized dashboard to display new online content & organize the dashboard into categories
• Use Twitter tools as a dashboard to track trends, conversations, influential users and more
Bring a lap top to this interactive session so you can set up your own accounts and work with the tools on the spot.
8. Google Alerts - Queries
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Find out what’s being said about:
• Policy or keywords
• Person or developing news story
General queries – use ‘summary’ or ‘as-it-happens’
9. Google Alerts – Nice Stems!
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Multiple words: + → Ontario + Accessibility
– “” -> “Accessibility Ontario”
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Synonyms: ~ → ~food → recipe, yumminess, etc.
– OR -> book OR toy → (book OR toy) shop
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Exclude: - → “Star Wars” -“JarJar Binks”
– entire URL → -site:twitter.com
– + also shuts ‘stemming’ off
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19. Others’ Lists = Less work
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Create or Subscribe
• Separates content by theme, region, genre, etc.
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More discreet
• Not required to ‘follow’
• Private lists
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Central vs. Multi-tabsOrganization vs. TMI
Time saver vs. SearchReal-time vs. Second-hand
Broadcast in-situ vs. Paste
www.google.com/alerts
When Google finds new results -- such as web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs -- that match your search term.
You can use Google Alerts to monitor anything on the Web.
TiVO (Bell Fibe, Rogers on Demand, etc.) for the internet
www.google.com/alerts
Anywhere multi word = +
Specific phrase multi word = “”
Google automatically assumes you WANT stemming -> “Blog” yields blogging/blogs
Wildcard search: * -> Ontario*Accessibility; Placing an asterisk / wildcard in the middle of two words will ask Google to find the most commonly used word in this position: calgary * shop
Inbound links: link: -> link:reddit.com
Social Media Link Search: - -> chrisbrogan.com {site:facebook.com OR site:digg.com OR site:delicious.com OR site:stumbleupon.com OR site:mixx.com OR site:reddit.com}
Twitter mention search: -> sbkelsick site:twitter.com
Like SitComs – Syndicated TV shows – networks subscribe to broadcasts – you’re subscribing to websites, updates, etc.
“RSS is … used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts.
An RSS document, which is called a "feed," "web feed," or "channel," contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text.
RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.” - Wikipedia
Chrome, Firefox, Safari as well as on iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Share content on Twitter and Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest as well as via email.
Simple steps to subscribe to Feedly:
Go to Feedly’s website
Get Feedly for Chrome/Safari or Firefox
Connect via Google Reader
Allow the access
Organize into folders
Create new categories w/dragging
Save stuff for later
Review your reading history
Query:
News
YouTube
plain old Google
Twitter.com is annoying
Hashtags & search
Lists
Hashtag – Search ‘convention’ over function – Not necessary but good for organizing content/conversations
Create and subscribe to, well, lists of followers
Following = (visible ‘endorsement’)
Separate lists into a dashboard alongside the main Timeline
Arrange your feeds: with customizable columns
Focus on what matters: with powerful filters
Schedule Tweets: to suit your audience
Monitor and manage: unlimited accounts
Stay up to date: with notification alerts for new Tweets
HS pro version $9.99 per month but they offer a Free 30 Day Trial
Significantly more useful feat. than free v.s incl. bulk scheduling, Google analytics, Facebook Insights, unltd RSS
Timeline Standard Twitter timeline information: ie. tweets from everyone you are following.
Interactions @connect info: tweets or messages with @yourname.
Activity Discover info: people you follow’s actions – new follows, favs, lists.
Messages private messages: direct tweets sent only to you.
Search (Filtered) Columns specific search. Criteria are powerful, allowing logical expressions, location and date restrictions and so on.
Specific Person Columns, List Columns, Scheduling
Filter Content change a number of things. Exclude tweets with specific keywords, user or retweets (Foursquare, Yelp, #WorldCup, @AnnoyingGuy).
Alerts When a result of column filter appears. Sound or popup – Helpful v. annoying