April 27, 2024

UBC Summer Institute in Social Media: Introduction to Social Media Tools and Community Engagement

Embrace social media to create community engagement and social interaction. This one-week program immerses you in the world of social media and teaches you the social media tools that help you engage your customers, fans, and create a sense of community. Gain an introduction to social media, social media tools and a new perspective on the way we react, behave and interact with online communities.

This program focuses on:

how we define social media, online community, and engagement
social media tools such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, Facebook and YouTube
social networking on Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+
micro-blogging (Twitter), blog posts and creating a blog
trends, best practices and the dos and don’ts of social media.

Learn the impact of social media in today’s world through seminars, discussion forums and hands-on practice in a computer lab.

Dates: July 9-13, 10am – 4pm (10am – 1pm Friday)
UBC Robson Square

For more information: 604-822-1420 or cstudies.ubc.ca/socialmedia

Start:
2012-07-09 1:00 PM
End:
2012-07-13 3:55 PM
Location:
UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
More info:
http://cstudies.ubc.ca/socialmedia
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