Workshop: Social Media 101

Imran Hussain — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:56:18 +0000

The Interaction Design Center (IxDC) is organizing a workshop titled “Social Media 101: An Introduction to Blogs, FaceBook, and Twitter” for some staff members at UMT. I’ll be conducting the workshop along with Adnan Ali.

Social Media 101: An Introduction to Blogs, FaceBook, and Twitter

Time/Date: Wed, 11:30am-1pm, 16 Sep’ 2009
Venue: Interaction Design Center, South Block
Instructors: Imran Hussain, Adnan Ali
Registration Cost: FREE (for UMT staff only)

Overview

What is Social Media?
Why does Social Media matter?
How can I use Social Media in my personal and professional life?

This workshop will take a look at the basic concepts and benefits of social media. In particular, the workshop will provide an introduction to popular tools and technologies that are currently being used in the social media space, such as blogs, FaceBook, and Twitter. The workshop will be interactive and discussion-based.

Audience
This workshop is intended for those who have no, or beginner-level, knowledge of social media tools.

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Workshop: Social Media 101