Change the World Using Social Media

Social media tools can be quickly learned and easily adapted to produce small- and large-scale changes when used effectively in conjunction with other collaboration resources and tools. This engaging handbook helps us see easy ways to incorporate the examples provided into our own work to create stronger, more creative, positive results when addressing today's myriad challenges.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2021
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Social media has become an essential tool for fostering collaboration and positive change in our communities. In this story-driven handbook, people who have used social media to make a difference share their experiences and insights. Author Paul Signorelli provides an overview of social media tools and how they can be used to create small- and large-scale changes. The book covers various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, Flickr, and YouTube, and explores how they can be used for collaboration, project management, storytelling, fundraising, and organizing. Signorelli emphasizes the importance of facing the pros and cons of social media, such as trolls, online harassment, and fake news, and provides strategies for dealing with them. He also highlights the role of activism in creating positive change and offers examples of successful campaigns. Throughout the book, Signorelli encourages readers to incorporate the examples provided into their own work to create stronger, more creative, and positive results. By the end of the book, readers should have a better understanding of how social media can be used to make a difference in the world and be equipped with the tools and strategies needed to get started.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 160 x 235 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538114414