Social Networking

Recently I have been trying to use all my social networking sites more, and keep in the loop with things happening in the sector through these means.

On the Twitter site I follow many different creative companies which is a good way for me to find out about opportunities in the sector. Some of these at Arts Jobs, Arts National, Voluntary Arts, Arts Opportunities and Arts Jobster. They all make regular updates about things happening in the arts sector, so its really useful to have access to these via such sites. 

Another good resources I follow on Facebook is ArtReach, this is a site dedicated to giving people access to plays, scripts, musicals and packages for children, teenagers, touring projects, schools and teachers. These aren't free to download, but this may be a useful source in the future if I was to be looking for stimulus to take to a group. 

I am also still getting regular updates from all the sites and resources I blogged about at the very beginning of this MA, and those organisations sometimes have very useful opportunities and events on so it is important for me that I remember to check these as often as I can. 

I have had both Twitter and Facebook for sometime now, but it is not until  embarking on the MA and hearing talks from people such as Janine and Grant that I have realised the full potential of social networking, and also the importance of posting the right kind of things on these pages. I had posted my survey link on both Twitter and Facebook, and this is a way that I collected many of my responses.

Another site I have been making full use of is LinkedIn, I have made several new contacts on this site over the time I have been using it, and joined many groups, some of the discussions going on are really insightful and useful. I also posted my survey and a discussion topic about Community on there and it returned a few responses which was really helpful, as its just getting that wider view from people who would be out of reach if it wasn't for the social networking sites.