Maryland Social Media

Social Media Monday (Vol. 4, No. 38)

October 20, 2014

Ebola Responsiveness in Maryland

If you receive any messaging regarding the state’s response to Ebola, please refer your followers to the Maryland DHMH Ebola page found here: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OIDEOR/SIPOR/SitePages/ebola.aspx

All official social media messaging regarding Ebola will originate from the DHMH accounts. They are:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarylandDHMH

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarylandDHMH

Get out the VOTE!

Did you know that we have an election quickly approaching in Maryland?

Please take the next couple of weeks to:

Encourage your followers to connect with the State Board of Elections
Share their messaging often
Create custom content with the call to action to VOTE
Provide this badge (graphic) and encourage people to change their avatar when they have voted.
Use Hashtag #IVotedMD
Should you come across any election related tweets that seem questionable or possibly in need of rumor control, please email them to me ASAP: lori.livingston@maryland.gov

Website: http://www.elections.state.md.us/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/md_sbe

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarylandStateBoardofElections

New Social Media Graphics Tool Just for you!

Anthony Burrows has taken the information that he presented at our Fall Social Media Manager’s Meeting and created a social media graphics tool for you. He will make the necessary updates as the social platforms change and we will remind you to revisit when these updates are complete.

Please click through and bookmark this site.

http://doit.maryland.gov/webcom/Pages/social_media_graphics.aspx

SHA and SoundCloud!

~ Jessica Puchala

SHA is using the audio platform SoundCloud to share recorded messages with customers and members of the media. There visitors can listen to various recordings uploaded by SHA. In addition, those recordings can be shared easily with others on the social networks or by email through SoundCloud. These broadcast quality recordings are also available for download and broadcast by members of the media through SoundCloud.

SHA’s Office of Customer Relations and Information created the SoundCloud account in the fall of 2013. Since then, thousands of people have played the audio recordings of SHA’s Public Information Officers sharing storm-related travel news. Compelling recordings of safety messages from SHA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are also available on SHA’s SoundCloud account.

Please view the related PowerPoint presentation for an in-depth look at our use of this platform here. https://news.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FINALSoundCloud.pdf

We invite you to connect with SHA on SoundCloud at http://soundcloud.com/marylandstatehighwayadmin