Simon Collister, Head of Non-Profit and Public Sector, We Are Social

Want to know the most effective empowering tools in social media? Here are Simon's top tools for creating dialogue and connecting with wider influencing networks. It’s all about building networks! Some you’ll be familiar with, others might be new:

• WordPress: The most popular blog publishing application that can also be used as a content management system.
• Flickr: Launched in 2004, Flickr enables you to host your photos and videos.
• Twitter: Microblogging site in which users post 'tweets' or text messages up to 140 characters and can be followed by other users.
• YouTube: Video hosting site enabling you to upload, share and watch video.
• SlideShare: Slide show hosting site enabling you to upload, share and view presentations.
• UserVoice: A new online alternative to focus groups.
• Issuu: Digital publishing site for sharing documents.
• Facebook: Social networking site launched in 2004.
• AudioBoo: File hosting site enabling you to upload, share and listen to sound files.

Courtesy of Simon Collister

Simon works for the UK's leading social media agency, We Are Social. He works with organisations to help them adapt to the digital society through researching emerging trends, developing creative communications strategies and delivering training.

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