Farm Safety and Social Networking discusses how social networking platforms like Facebook and blogs can be used to share information with farmers and other agricultural groups. It notes that Facebook has over 590 million users and that the Vermont AgrAbility Project sees a 41% increase in friends and a 62.5% increase in blog views since starting to use these platforms. The document encourages using additional sharing functions like YouTube and recommends social networking as an effective way to reach target audiences with information and ideas.
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1. Farm Safety and Social
Networking
Just another Farmers Market
conversation
2. Reaching our clients in new ways
With
Alexandra Jump
Farm Safety Educator
UVM Extension VT AgrAbility Project
And
Emily Morehouse
Program Specialist
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Any reference to commercial products, trade names, or brand names is for
information only, and no endorsement or approval is intended.
3. A social network is a social structure made of
individuals having something in common.
8. Founded in February 2004 and by December it had 1,000,000.[2]
It began as an internet student directory, much like a year book.
Initially for Harvard students, it expanded to other colleges.
Next it expanded to include high school students.
Finally opening to everyone.
Founder Mark Zuckerburg just turned 27 on May 14th.
9. Why do it at all?
Facebook passed the
400 million user mark on
Feb 5, 2010 [3]
As of September 28th, 2010
We have over 590 friends
A 41% increase from June
10. Who are our Friends?
Farmers
Vermont legislators and policy makers
Media
Other network groups
11. How do we know it works?
People are asking to be friends.
We are having conversations.
We are reaching our targeted population