Introduction to Facebook, Twitter and Trip Advisor – Beginners Level Course Details Venue: Carmarthen Association of Voluntary Services, Queen Street, Carmarthen Date: 10/11/2010 Duration Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm Available Places: Lunch Provided: Yes Training Provider Chris Kellett Tourist Association Fees Members £38 for whole course or £12.50 per session Non Members £48 for whole course or £16 per session. Cheques Payable to Gallu This course is heavily subsidised by Gallu and has a commercial cost of approximately: £143 This workshop will give a basic introduction to three popular social networking sites namely Facebook, Twitter and Trip Advisor. Attendees can either attend the whole course covering the three topics or they can choose one or two of them. Please state when booking if you would like to attend the whole date or only one or two out of the three sessions. Timings are below:- 10.00am – 12.00pm – Introduction to Facebook 12.45pm – 2.45 – Introduction to Twitter 3.00pm – 4.30pm – Introduction to Trip Advisor Facebook Facebook has become an essential communication, collaboration, and marketing tool. In Facebook Essential Training, we show how to navigate the world of social networking and put one’s best face forward online. The training covers the basics, starting with creating a profile and finding and adding friends. We then explain how to communicate with friends via status updates, wall posts, chatting, and sharing photos, videos, and web links. We also touch on the delicate subject of removing friends and respecting other people’s privacy online. The advanced features, including permissions that control what other members can view or comment on, add-in applications, and dedicated Facebook groups, are what make Facebook so popular. Topics include: • Establishing a profile • Finding, adding, organizing, and deleting friends • Navigating the home page, the news feed, and the Wall • Posting and tagging photos, videos, and links • Sending privates messages and event invitations • Installing and using Facebook applications • Protecting privacy using permissions Twitter: In this training session we explain how to use Twitter, an online microblogging service that offers a way to share short bites of information instantly with others. This course covers how to sign up for a Twitter account (if you don’t already have one), send and read Twitter updates (called tweets), and build a network of followers. The training also describes how to get the most out of Twitter by customizing an individual profile, setting privacy options, following trending topics, and tapping into third-party resources that make it easier to follow and send updates. Topics include: • Uploading an image or avatar to an account • Setting options to meet specific needs • Using lists • Sharing photos with friends and family • Adding Twitter feeds to web sites • Including hyperlinks in tweets • Following and blocking users • Using SMS • Tweeting for a business Trip Advisor: The Tripadvisor services is aimed at giving real reviews on holiday destinations, hotels and accommodation. It is used by millions around the world to make travelling decisions everyday. This short training session sets out to give you a greater understanding of the service to help you make good decisions and benefit your company business. The session will also look at how to handle both good and bad reviews to make sure that you maintain a high profile on the service. disclaimer