Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn’
A Farmer’s Perspective: Why I Facebook, Tweet and Blog
A fifth generation farmer in Nebraska who grows corn, popcorn, soybeans and alfalfa has found his use of social media growing. Learn about Ryan Weeks experience in starting with Facebook, then moving to Twitter, YouTube, Linkedin and now blogging. This modern day farmer challenges others in agriculture to find their voice to counter misinformation.
Read MoreEarning the Right to Educate
Nine states. More than 50 hours of training farmers and ag organizations on social media. 2 tornado warnings during 15+ hours of driving, topped by 5 severe thunderstorms. Gratitude for the way others in ag welcomed new folks. 15+ flights; 1 diverted, many delayed and two cancelled. Tired vocal cords. And outstanding conversations with close…
Read MoreWhy Engage in Facebook, YouTube, Twitter?
Leadership in agricultural advocacy through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linkedin and other tools is becoming increasingly critical! Facebook is now about the same size of the U.S population with 300 million users. Hopefully that spells opportunity to you – watch professional agricultural speaker give you some quick video cliffnotes on how agriculture can benefit.
Read MoreHarvesting the Benefits of Facebook & Twitter
An estimated 1.9 million tweets are sent daily. There are more than 225 million people on Facebook and it reached 150 million users nearly three times faster than cell phones. Do the math about how many opportunities you have to connect agriculture if 98.5% of those people aren’t actively engaged in farming. Call social media a fad if you wish, but know that agriculture is missing an opportunity to be proactive if you don’t take the time to harvest the benefits of at least one of the tools. What’s holding you back?
Read MoreIdea Proliferation
Last night was one of those moments to learn from others; we had our first #agchat on Twitter. It was energizing, thought-provoking, eye-opening and tough to keep up with speed of conversation. Agchat is similar to #journchat on Twitter, which brings together writers and public relations people. Believe it or not, there’s even #GNO as a chat. As I participated in these chats and saw hundreds of people coming together to discuss a common topic, a chat session for agriculture seemed logical – so #agchat started on Tuesday nights, 8-10 p.m. EDT.
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