Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter provide a venue for conversation before and after your event. Your attendees will appreciate having an official space to share ideas and connect with one other. These sites are powerful promotional tools -- we recommend you use them.
Creating a Facebook Page
We suggest you set up a Facebook Page (as opposed to a Group). Why? When a user joins a Facebook Page, the Facebook system sends a notification to all of his or her friends' news feeds.
What to include on your Facebook Page:
- Your event's logo -- which must remain legible and proportionate when it is resized
- "About TEDx" and "About TED" descriptions (find them on our creating a website guide) placed under the "Info" tab in the "Basic info" section
- Links to http://www.ted.com/tedx and http://www.ted.com under the "Websites" tab
How to engage your Facebook Page fans
- Ask for suggestions
- Announce speakers as you confirm them
- Post photos: venue shots, speakers
- Post information about yourself: why you became involved with TEDx
- Highlight other TEDx events
- Post daily TEDTalks videos
- Share a TED Blog post
- Ask them about their favorite TEDTalks
Share what you're doing with the larger TED community by posting on the official TED Facebook Page.
Using a Twitter account
