The Next Step In Social Media provides insights and innovative approaches into social media and social networks as it pertains to parks and recreation today while preparing marketing professionals and parks and recreation management for the next technological leap forward. This next leap forward will transform what many people describe as a communication 'medium' into a multimedia format with an increasingly immersive participant experience that brings online communication, front-line employee interaction, and the physical environment together in ways never before thought possible.
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Shaping Public Perception: The Next Step In Social Media
5. Intercepts stormwater.
Increases property value.
Conserves energy.
Absorbs pollution.
Reduces carbon.
Delivers social impact.
Provides psychological bene鍖ts.
A tree has value.
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6. A tree has value because humans are the only creatures on this
planet that can form 鍖exible and scalable cooperatives based upon
abstract concepts, societal constructs, and public opinions.
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7. It has been this way for thousands of years.
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8. It will be this way for thousands more.
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9. The only real change has been the speed and reach of our ideas.
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15. Write letters.
Earn media attention.
Sign petitions.
Visit website.
1.2 million posts.
Raise money.
Join Amnesty International.
Humans have value.
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Change policy.
16. Personalize messages.
Recognize individual efforts.
Encourage engagement.
Leverage relationships.
Maximize proximity.
Reach agreement.
Adopt perception.
Human Rights.
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Build community.
17. This social cause model was applied across several organizations.
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18. There are even more tools, networks, and applications today.
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desktop mobile things
surfaces AR big data
automation geotags a.i.
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Tools.
+ dozens and millions more.
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Networks.
facebook twitter google+
pinterest linkedin cafemom
snapchat tagged tumblr
yelp path goodreads
+ 500 majors and millions more.
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Applications.
youtube 鍖ickr bubbly
meetup meetey slideshare
instagram vine hootsuite
paper.li scoop.it bebo
+ 100 majors and millions more.
22. But tools, networks, and applications arent as important as people.
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23. Promote public health, relieve stress, democratize public space.
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Purpose.
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People.
administrators
explorers
cultural
sports
electeds
swimmers
media
public
leisure
seniors
students
children
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Assets.
stewardship
trails
cultural
鍖elds
revitalization
aquatics
connectivity
property value
parks
programs
centers
playgrounds
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Objectives.
vision
鍖tness
enrichment
social bene鍖ts
鍖scal
wellness
performance
community
stewardship
independence
education
accessibility
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Experience.
vision
鍖tness
enrichment
social
鍖scal
wellness
performance
community
stewardship
independence
education
accessibility
28. Social media strengthens our belief in abstract concepts
by adding a layer of digital context to our physical world
that eventually becomes part of the human experience.
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value
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Social adds value.
Media relations.
Sports league standings.
Recreation class openings.
News and special offers.
Events and openings.
Real time reporting.
Post-event recaps and photos.
Photo contests and engagement.
Cross promotional and proximity.
Ambassador-run Facebook pages.
30. The next step in technology is to make the digital content
provided by social media nearly indistinguishable from
from our perception of objective and conceptual realties.
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31. The convergence of technology, communication, and experience is
signi鍖cant because it will often fuse our objective and conceptual
realities, sometimes making the experience one in the same.
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32. Wearable technologies.
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Fitbit
Wearable technologies like Fitbit can enhance
the park and recreation experience as people
associate their technology with their activities.
33. Enchanted items.
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Apple
The function of such wearable technology will
evolve in two directions, providing generalized
or specialized features with a touch or gesture.
34. Touch surfaces.
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Corning
The important thing to remember is that future
digital content will be freed from screen size
limitations with content 鍖uidity.
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35. Digital environments.
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Tesco
And as this concept takes hold beyond places
like South Korea, digital environments will be
integrated into our physical environments.
36. Environmental markers.
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Living Headstones
Sometimes it will be subtle, providing insight
into headstones or memorials and adding value
to various tree, bench, and park dedications.
37. Destination guides.
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Geotag
And sometimes it can be active, guiding the
public toward speci鍖c destinations or a series
of highlighted locations within a service area.
38. Environmental interfaces.
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Google
Applied as a lens to any environment, this
content can be functional to provide area
insight or pro鍖table in delivering proximity ads.
39. Digital content layers.
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Museum of London
Or the digital content can add an independent
layer of conceptual information, such as the
historical relevance of a town, city, or country.
40. Showroom applications.
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Ferrari
The point is that the application of augmented
reality is happening everywhere it makes
sense to have a lens with layers of content.
41. Educational applications.
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Smithsonian Doing so provides a depth of information that
adds value to the experience as if the digital
content is as real as the physical environment.
42. Augmented reality.
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Skully Taken beyond the con鍖nes of the 鍖at screen,
it can even improve motorcycle safety with
360-degree views and responsive displays.
43. Customer experience.
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Similar technology will add ease to shopping,
enabling customers to locate products, 鍖nd
sales, and match ingredients to their diets.
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44. Predictive expectations.
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Ikea Others will provide convincing previews of
what products might look like in a real
environment or custom 鍖t for our wardrobe.
45. Interactive playgrounds.
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Microsoft Or add an additional layer of digital content
that has nothing to do with the environment
whatsoever, even though it interacts with it.
46. Interactive outdoors.
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Freddie Wong And eventually, well see the integration of
motion control peripherals, head-mounted
displays, and environmental mapping is real.
47. Immersive realities.
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Sony
This is the 鍖rst step in literally replacing our
entire concept of an objective reality for
something entirely different but no less real.
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Perception adds value.
Living memorials.
Parks and trails exploration.
Digital recreation stores.
Public health applications.
Proximity announcements.
AR/VR open spaces.
Technology-based meetups.
Photo walks and virtual classes.
Real-time point-click 鍖eld availability.
Real-time sports stats and standings.