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<i>Hello all,</i><br>
<br>
<i>I had a request this morning for some information about how
effective social media has been in the campaign to save Ohio
libraries. Just some quick info:</i><br>
<br>
<b>Twitter:</b> You can see the stats in (pretty much) real time at <a
href="http://hashtags.org/tag/saveohiolibraries/">http://hashtags.org/tag/saveohiolibraries/.</a><br>
<br>
For an anecdotal feel: I can tell you that my Tweetdeck application (an
app that allows you to track hashtags easily, like #saveohiolibraries)
has been chirping like crazy for the past 4 days, nearly 24 hours/day,
and shows no signs of stopping. It's definitely not just
librarians/library staff doing the tweeting; lots of patrons are on
Twitter and using it to spread the word. One tweet that just came in
literally 3 minutes ago:<br>
<br>
<i>"I don't work for any library. I
BELIEVE in the necessity of my library. #saveohiolibraries"<br>
<br>
</i>And there are many like this. Twitter is also being heavily used
to get info out about the statehouse rally today and other rallies
around the state. Media mentions are also being shared; all with the
"#saveohiolibraries" hashtag.<br>
<br>
If you're new to Twitter and want to get a good picture of what's
happening, you might start by following me (@laurasolomon), or Cheri
Campbell (@olevia). Both of these accounts are pretty active and get
info out quickly. To follow someone on Twitter, get your free account
and then go to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.twitter.com/TWITTER_NAME_HERE">http://www.twitter.com/TWITTER_NAME_HERE</a>; an example
would be <a href="http://www.twitter.com/laurasolomon">http://www.twitter.com/laurasolomon</a>.
(If you want to see hashtags being used creatively for the cause,
follow @woldry.)<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Facebook:</b><br>
<br>
A Facebook group, Save Ohio Libraries, was started on Sunday and as of
this writing now has over 23,000 members. There are 36 discussion
topics and all but 4 of them have had posts in the past 24 hours.
There are 410 wall posts. The rally in Columbus today is being led by
patrons via Facebook and the arrangements for the rally, including
permits, were discussed in the group via Facebook.<br>
<br>
<b>Website (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.saveohiolibraries.com">www.saveohiolibraries.com</a>):<br>
</b>I'll try to get the current ones and will share them here when I
have them.<br>
<br>
If you have any questions about using social media, please don't
hesitate to email me directly.<br>
<br>
Laura<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"><b>Laura Solomon, <tt>MCIW,
MLS</tt></b><br>
<i>Library Services Manager</i><br>
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)<br>
2323 W. 5th Avenue Suite 130<br>
Columbus, Ohio 43204<br>
614.728.5252 (voice)<br>
(614)728-5256 (fax)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:solomola@oplin.org">solomola@oplin.org</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oplin.org">www.oplin.org</a>
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