Social Networks & Communities
You're Tweeting and Touting and Instagramming and Pinning. You revel in the success of your YouTube, Tumblr, Storify and Wordpress pages, basking in glorious views, likes and comments. But just when you think you've mastered the game, a new network pops up or an old one evolves, drastically changing the rules. This week's Scribble Chat on "Social Networks and Communities" is focused on navigating the murky waters of real-time engagement and social media. Join us Tuesday from 12-1 p.m. ET, as our panel of experts discuss how they use their networks to curate, nurture and integrate content and communities.
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Welcome to today's Scribble Chat on Social Networks and Communities.For even the most engaged users, working you're way around social networks can be difficult. New networks are popping up all the time, while trusted and true networks are constantly changing and adding new features.How do you build communities based on these networks? How do you become an expert? Heck, what does it mean to be an social media expert?Ask questions and make comments by logging in anonymously or using your preferred network by clicking on the "Make a comment" button above. -
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Ivan Lajara
Ivan Lajara joined the Daily Freeman in Kingston in January of 2001 as a copy editor for the News department. In 2004, he started working for the Life department and became editor of the section soon thereafter.
Ivan Lajaraby Allendria
He was named Editor of the Year in January 2006 by the Suburban Newspapers Association of America and subsequently won two awards by the same organization for 2008 in the Best Headline and Best Arts and Entertainment Criticism/Commentary categories.
He had a role in Las Noticias, the Freeman's Spanish weekly newspaper.
He is the editor of Preview, the Freeman's weekly entertainment magazine, which won an honorable mention by the SNA in 2009 for best entertainment magazine. And he edits special sections like Your Wedding, Home and Garden and Health and Fitness.
His blog won second place in 2010 and first place in 2011 in the New York Associated Press writing contest. And he won first place in the 2011 and 2012 AP contests for online content, as well as a third place for Column Writing in 2011.
He was chosen as one of the 25 under 35 journalists in the country by Editor & Publisher in 2011. He was promoted to engagement editor for the east region of Digital First Media in February 2012. The Peruvian native has lived in the Hudson Valley since 1996. Today, he lives in Kingston. -
Kate Myers
Kate Myersby AllendriaKate Myers is NPR's Product Manager for Social Media.She also crafts strategy and defines success for NPR's editorial investment in the Social Media space and helps coach editorial staff to incorporate social tools into their work.She executes projects that drive user engagement and contributions such as NPR's "Dear Mr. President" project for the 2013 Inauguration, NPR's Cook your Cupboard and others.She also helps coach NPR journalists on everything from Twitter and Facebook to Tumblr, Storify, and Reddit. -
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Great to have you both. I'm really excited for today's chat. Working here at ScribbleLive, I am constantly amazed by how fast things change in this field.
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So my first question is a general starter for you both – what are your favourite social networks, and why are they your favourite(s)?
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Hi there - just checking in from Argentina as I am very interested in this topic. Thank you Ivan and Kate for leading this and to Allendria for setting this up.