Slide set used at the "Digital Media in a Social World" conference in Columbus Ohio, April 2, 2011. My slides are not too meaty, mostly bullet points to keep me on track, but you may find some useful things here.

1. The Activist Blog
Thomas C Waters
Digital Media in a Social World
April 2, 2011

2. The Activist Blog
These slides are available on Slideshare
slideshare.net/tcwaters

3. PodCamp Pittsburgh!
2 Days covering everything
“Social Media”
Date: TBD (3rd or 4th weekend in September)
http://podcampittsburgh.com

4. Who I am and what I do
OSU Grad ’82 (Horticulture and Ag Education)
Director of New Media, University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
Advocacy Chair: Delta Foundation’s Equality
Partners Project
Artist
thomascwaters.com
QLATB.com

5. Blogging or ????
Podcasting
Video/ Vlog
Tumblr
Twitter/FB

6. Blog is the Foundation
The blog is the foundation and center for who you
are - either as an individual, or a brand. While I
believe the best bloggers in the world are
participating outside of their blog, on Twitter,
FriendFeed, Facebook and everywhere else, to only
participate in those areas leaves a gaping hole. The
world of lifestreaming and real-time is fun, but it
can be as deep as a soap opera in a world that still
demands insightful documentaries and news
reporting.
http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/06/blogging-is-still-foundation-in-world.html

7. What is Activist Blogging?
Activism: Activism consists of intentional
action to bring about social, political,
economic, or environmental change. Activism
can take a wide range of forms...
Some activists try to persuade people to
change their behavior directly, rather than
persuade governments to change laws. The
cooperative movement seeks to build new
institutions which conform to cooperative
principles, and generally does not lobby or
protest politically.

8. The Political Blog
About Politics?

9. Brand
Identity
Consistency
Trust
“Loyalty” to ???

10. Community

11. What's the Goal?
Readers
Hits/Visits
Fame
Armchair Activist/Frustrated Voice
Social Change

12. What can you do as a
blogger?
Educate
Articulate
Motivate
Ongoing Inspiration

13. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things

14. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog

15. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers

16. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers

17. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers
The Subject of
Your Activism

18. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers
The Subject of
Your Activism

19. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Facebook
Your Blog Readers
Farmville
The Subject of
Your Activism

20. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers
The Subject of
Your Activism

21. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Twitter Your Blog Readers
The Subject of
Your Activism

22. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Twitter Your Blog Readers
@Charliesheen The Subject of
Your Activism

23. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers
@Charliesheen The Subject of
Your Activism

24. Where Does Your Blog Sit in the
Bigger Scheme of Things
Your Blog
Your Blog Readers
The Subject of
Your Activism

25. What you can't do as a
blogger?

26. thomascwaters.com
QLATB.com
Twitter: @tcwaters
Facebook: Thomas Equality Waters
blogtalkradio.com/thomascwaterscom
apps.pharmacy.pitt.edu
http://wikis.pharmacy.pitt.edu/groups/
socialmedia/blog/
http://wikis.pharmacy.pitt.edu/groups/ipadrx/