What is all of this stuff?
Maybe you’ve heard of twitter but don’t understand how you could possibly play foursquare with us online. Or, maybe you know about Facebook and LinkedIn sounds totally foreign to you. Whatever the case may be, we hope this brief description will pique your interest and help you understand these social media!
Weekly Guide
The weekly guide is simply an email that we send out each week. It reminds you of the events we have coming up that week and has a special section letting you know about the events during the coming weekend. Each email has featured content as well, sometimes it’s a more detailed description of a special program coming up, sometimes we’re asking for in-kind donations and other times we’re sharing ideas, tips and news. Sign up for the Weekly Guide emails here. (You can unsubscribe at any time if you don’t want to receive them any more.)
Facebook is a social networking website that helps people to keep in touch with friends and family and share messages, photos, videos and links. You can also become a “fan” of just about anything, including the Urban Ecology Center! Our fans get our updates, links and photos and are able to comment and interact with us. We love when people stop by to say “hello,” go ahead, give it a try and see what happens! You can find our facebook fan page here.
Twitter is a form of social media that is considered “micro-blogging.” Users are able to post short messages of 140 characters or less, known as “tweets.” These tweets show up in the news feed of those who follow your tweets. Urban Ecology Center uses twitter to remind followers of events, share news and updates, ask questions and interact with followers. Find us on twitter here.
LinkedIn is a social networking site that is used for making professional connections with others. The Urban Ecology Center has a group that anyone can become a member of and participate in our discussions, comment on our articles and learn about job opportunities and internships. Find us on LinkedIn here.
Foursquare
This probably isn’t the foursquare you’re thinking of, you don’t have to draw a square on the ground or find a rubber ball! This foursquare is a type of social media that you use on mobile devices like smart phones to “check-in” when you’re at some cool place (like both locations of the Urban Ecology Center, for example!). When you’ve checked in more times than anyone else you become the “mayor” of that location. Wouldn’t you love to be the mayor of the Urban Ecology Center? Then, next time you’re here be sure to check-in! You can also leave “tips/to dos” for others so that you can let people know about your favorite activities here! Take a look at the Riverside Park page and the Washington Park page.
