New Podcamp Presentation on Social Media for Nonprofits Immediate Needs

Ali McMurtrie of Haitian Families First discussed at PodCamp her use of social media to aid relief efforts after the earthquake in 2010.  You can follow her on twitter at @alimcmutrie

Also David DeAngelo of the blog 2 Political Junkies and Jon Delano of KDKA Pittsburgh gave a good workshop on Old and New Media at PodCamp on how they get their message out.  You can see the talk here.

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What's a Tweet? And what's all this Twitter about? : Computer Class

For those of you interested in learning the basics of twitter, PodCamp will be holding a free class at the Carnegie library in Oakland on Jan 9 with hands on training.  Details can be read below.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013  

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

This mini-session of PodCamp Pittsburgh--a local annual conference about information sharing online--will introduce you to some of the most popular social networking tools. Learn why Twitter is being used in personal relationships and business. Don't have an account? We will set you up! Please feel free to bring your phone or laptop if you need help setting up and we'll walk you through.
Please call 412-578-2561 to register for this class.

Event web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pccenter/classinfo.cfm

Presented by: Michael

Event fee: Free

Sponsor: PodCamp Pittsburgh

Location:

PC Center - Main

4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Contact:

JCEC/PC Center Staff

412-578-2561

pccenter@carnegielibrary.org

PodCamp 7 Presentation on Social Media for Non Profits

Zack Tanner from WQED gave a talk at PodCamp about how they use social media to improve their practice in the face of budget cuts from the federal and state governments.

Crowdsourcing at Red Blue Voice.com

Last weekend was a productive one at PodCamp.  I met several activists interested in using social media to get their message out.  I went to some informative sessions and the session I gave on presenting statistics in social media went well.  There were others that I missed because they were going on at the same time.  The day began with the keynote address by the creators of the YouTube series Pittsburgh Dad.  This is enlightening because it shows how new media is challenging old media.

Of particular interest for was the session I went to on Crowdsourcing by Josh Lucas.  He is one of the the creators of Red Blue Voice (Now defunct but kick starter works) which allows groups and individuals to advocate for issues and causes. Kickstarter is another type of crowdsourcing site which Tony Buba used to raise funds for the film on Braddock Hospital closing called We Are Alive.

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PodCamp 7 Sessions are Being Announced

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The Sessions for this year's PodCamp are being announced for Oct. 27 & 28 at Point Park University.  So far on Saturday the 27th there are 19 sessions to choose from (including one by me on statistics and social media) and 12 on Sunday.  Of particular interest to PUSH/Healthcare4All PA members includes one on Social Media and the Media by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Kim Lyons, a panel discussion of Old Media and New Media by 2 Political Junkies Blogger David DeAngelo and KDKA political reporter Jon Delano, Josh Lucas has one on How Crowdsourcing Can Drive Nonprofit Engagement, and Zack Tanner has one on Social Media for Non-Profits.  New ones are being added as of this writing and they are still taking submissions for new sessions here. The theme for this year is Build Your Digital Toolbox.  The keynote speakers are still being determined.  Below is the PodCamp 4 Keynote Address with PodCamp Pittsburgh founder Justin Kownacki and Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto.

 

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This is the PUSH blog's 100th post.  An article has been published on Vermont's Single Payer health care law passed last year in this month's issue of The Thomas Merton Center's newspaper, The New People.  It was adapted from a post on the PUSH blog which you can read here.  The New People article can be seen on page 3 in the viewer below at the bottom plus all of the other articles.

Open publication - Free publishing - More advocacy

Also coming up On Oct. 27 & 28 will be PodCamp, a social media unconference at Point Park University.  Last week, they had a round table discussion on social media and the news which can be seen below.  Speakers at the PodCamp East in Wilmington, Del event included Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del) and Gov. Jack Markell.

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Two Weeks ago I posted on a workshop being held by PodCamp called:

What's a Tweet? And what's all this Twitter about? : Computer Class

This was a good class for beginners on twitter that was held at the Carnegie Library last month.  On October 27 & 28 PodCamp Pittsburgh will be holding  what they call an unconference for those who want to learn about how to use social media to for online activism, to promote one's business, or for any other activity of interest at Point Park University.  I've embedded the basic class on Facebook and Twitter from last year above.  Attendance is free.  Last year there were sessions for nonprofits, political blogging led by Rep. Mike Doyle, and many others on the potential and pitfalls (remember Sarah Palin's death panels?) of social media.  

There is a generational divide between young and older activists in the use of social media to bypass the lamestream media filter.  There is a national conference for progressive activists called Netroots Nation which will be in San Jose, CA next year.  PodCamp is not political per se but it does teach skills that can be used by anyone and is more accessible.  Individuals of all political stripes attend.  There are similar PodCamps in Wilmington, Delaware in September 28-30 and other cities around the world.  I encourage you all to attend and bridge the digital divide.  Here is an interview that was posted that I did the night before the last PodCamp.


Social Media in Four Questions, Interview #12 from Eric Williams on Vimeo.
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