Social media can promote your projects
Summary 2012
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Probably most people use the social media (Facebook, Twitter, MySL, blogs etc.) just to socialize. But a good many people in Second Life have projects: events, or venues they want to promote. And some of them are using the social media to promote those projects. The Hobo Kit on the web carries several articles about how to benefit from these publicity outlets.
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Things are changing fast, so it is time to review and organize this information.
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Simple Post -Start early
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Naked landmarks. That's a landmark not clothed in any event information. I get lots of them. I have no idea what they were intended to promote. When they arrived on my screen, of course, there was some information on my local chat about that event. I often get these when I login. Along with lots of IMs and other things. I don't try to keep up with these things. I assume that if someone has something important to tell me, the will put it on a notecard, with landmark embedded. (To embed a landmark, drag it from your inventory to the notecard.)
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SloPromo. If my first notice of an event is the day if the event, I usually ignore it. I have various things already planned for the day. I think it is a bit impolite to ask people to interrupt their plans for a surprise event.
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Calendars
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Summary 2012
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Probably most people use the social media (Facebook, Twitter, MySL, blogs etc.) just to socialize. But a good many people in Second Life have projects: events, or venues they want to promote. And some of them are using the social media to promote those projects. The Hobo Kit on the web carries several articles about how to benefit from these publicity outlets.
- Use MySL for promoting your event, with pictures
- Facebook and twitter for promoting your project
- Promoting Events in SL: Blogs
- Notice groups: Facebook or Second Life?
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Things are changing fast, so it is time to review and organize this information.
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Simple Post -Start early
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Make up a post to fit the following checklist
- Short snappy name
- Why people would be interested
- Who (one name) to contact
- Slurl
- Date and Time
- California time
- Daylight Saving Time if needed
- Date correct for California
- Picture or graphic
- Use a landmark if you want,
- but include a slurl if you want outworld promotion.
- Post a copy in groups where you can.
- There's a reasonable chance that it will get delivered.
- Embed the picture/graphic in the notecard
- Post it in any of the social media places you can
- Ask your friends to like, love, retweet, Google +, etc.
- Send it to your friendly bloggers if you are ready a week early.
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*Groups 101 Why and how?
Common mistakes*Groups 101 Why and how?
- Another outlet for your notecard
- People join these groups to get notices via IMs or group notices.
- Find them in search: V3.2 Search button (magnifying glass)
- You may be able to join from the group profile--look for the Join button.
- You may need permission to send notices or IMs
- Music Hall Of Fame
- Musical Metaverse
- Communications Arts
- LIVE MUSIC LOVERS
- Music Afficinados
- MUSIC IS ALIVE IN SL
- Live Musicians & Singers Org.
- Secondnightlife
- Chuckling Priestman Comedy Club
- Laugh limo
- Live Comic Enthusiasts
- Snippets
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Naked landmarks. That's a landmark not clothed in any event information. I get lots of them. I have no idea what they were intended to promote. When they arrived on my screen, of course, there was some information on my local chat about that event. I often get these when I login. Along with lots of IMs and other things. I don't try to keep up with these things. I assume that if someone has something important to tell me, the will put it on a notecard, with landmark embedded. (To embed a landmark, drag it from your inventory to the notecard.)
-
SloPromo. If my first notice of an event is the day if the event, I usually ignore it. I have various things already planned for the day. I think it is a bit impolite to ask people to interrupt their plans for a surprise event.
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Calendars
- Google calendars 101
- Google: How to embed a calendar on a website
- Combine Google calendars in your blog
*****
Hobo Kit: Table of Contents
What do we do in Second Life?
Google search this blog: put the line below in your search terms.
"virtual outworlding"
or end your search list with:
site:http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/
Follow this blog: Click Follow in the column at right
Annotated screen shots made with Jing
YouTube videos mentioned by Virtual Outworlding
About this blog. Misssion, goals, themes
More blogs about virtual worlds: see My Blog List in the column at right
Creative Commons License, attribution only.
FB Like or Google+ this post. Look Down
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