Social Media

I only have a Facebook account and used to have a personal blog account before. Blog for me is an ideal platform to share thoughts on issues in a very constructive manner. Their simple setup and interactive comment features made them to become a reliable source of information and opinion that people can rely on.

Facebook Pages on the other hand, serve as a point of reference that people can look upon when they have interest about certain topics or individuals. By liking the page, people will get updated information, discussion and activity about the subject.

I always heard good things about Twitter which made me wonder about the same good things about it. I previously saw Twitter as a growing place where the most trending issues are being discussed there despite the complicated interface that I thought it would be. However, when I first started using Twitter, I was impressed over the simple yet engaging interface that it had to offer.

I managed to follow Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ban of High Fructose Corn Syrup on Twitter, Blogs and Facebook Pages. After getting along with them for two days, I have to say that I love how both groups are making use of Twitter and Facebook pages to promote their agendas by throwing out facts, questions, pictures and videos so that other users will be informed about particular issues and activities that are being held on.

For example, in ODA’s recent activity on Operation Evergreen, it shows how ODA has made use of Twitter and Facebook Page to let the public know specifically how the activity was conducted and who were directly involved. In this case, they uploaded pictures of middle schools students working with ODA staffs, The Ohio Christmast Tree Association and FedEx on their Facebook Page and posted a tweet about this. The only complaint that I have is the unwelcoming construction of their blog designs which are supposed to be as lively as possible despite their helpful information to encourage public participation in creative thinking.

I personally use Facebook to keep in touch with my family and friends in Malaysia. Its recent feature that enabled video chatting has made everything gets closer and easier to me. As a dietitian in the making, I have always been thinking to start blogging about health and diets as an application in learning. I have no doubt that the social networking sites are the most effective outreach platform that every organization especially the nonprofits should make use of.

Twitter, Blogs and Facebook Pages – the marking phenomenon in this century that will remain to have a place in my daily lives. They made living easy and informative. They have been used by number of organizations to gain partnership, funds and supports. So, thanks to the founders for these remarkable inventions!