Appendix B - Choosing the right tool
This Guideline highlights a few of the more popular tools as of June 2010, the ‘Read, Learn, Do’ section assists in self teaching so you may explore other options to locate the tool most useful to your agency and campaign.
The following matrix depicts recommended uses of popular social media tools:
|
Application |
Research |
Information sharing |
Consultation |
Active Participation |
|
Reference and Wikis |
yes |
yes |
|
possible use with support of other techniques |
|
Social media |
yes |
yes |
possible use with support of other techniques |
|
|
Blogs and microblogging |
yes |
yes |
possible use with support of other techniques |
|
|
Video and image sharing |
|
yes |
possible use with support of other techniques |
|
|
Get Involved online consultation toolkit |
|
yes |
yes |
yes |
