Post by reinsbergrb on Oct 2, 2014 19:02:47 GMT -5
I really like how Doctors Without Borders goes about communicating over social media. As mentioned in the hang out, they aim to make the Instagram a sort of quick update feed for their viewers while putting the bulk of their content on twitter and facebook. I also think that they do a good job of updating the pages regularly without overdoing it as was also mentioned in the video because they don’t want to bombard their viewers with too much information. While I do agree with that policy I also think that in particular instances it could be beneficial to post large amounts of information such as when spreading awareness about the sudden spread of ebola throughout Africa because like Nick Owen mentioned, one of the major things that makes ebola so bad is the fact that it is linked with a sort of communication breakdown where people are uninformed, misinformed, or simply not even exposed at all to valuable information. The pictures that they have are critical to help spread awareness about their cause as I have mentioned before in other discussions so I like to see how they are taking advantage of that fact and are consistently adding meaningful photos.
I also like how they share quotes and personal stories from people that they are helping, for example, there was a quote from a father talking about how ebola has caused schools to shut down thus putting a hold on his children’s education opportunities. They also include pictures of some of their patients that have been helped and stats that are easy to follow along with to understand how many people have been cured etc. In addition on their twitter they include important links, hash tags, and information such as where they are working which helps people to put their work into perspective and understand exactly where the organization is and what they are doing. There is also a post that specifically breaks down how they have been spending the money that they have received in donations which is infinitely helpful to people who may be interested in donating but possibly unsure of the amount of good it will do. There is even a post of a maop that breaks down where else they have been in the world to help people and what exactly it is that they did in each of these places which is again, super informative, helpful and meaningful.
I also like how they share quotes and personal stories from people that they are helping, for example, there was a quote from a father talking about how ebola has caused schools to shut down thus putting a hold on his children’s education opportunities. They also include pictures of some of their patients that have been helped and stats that are easy to follow along with to understand how many people have been cured etc. In addition on their twitter they include important links, hash tags, and information such as where they are working which helps people to put their work into perspective and understand exactly where the organization is and what they are doing. There is also a post that specifically breaks down how they have been spending the money that they have received in donations which is infinitely helpful to people who may be interested in donating but possibly unsure of the amount of good it will do. There is even a post of a maop that breaks down where else they have been in the world to help people and what exactly it is that they did in each of these places which is again, super informative, helpful and meaningful.
