Social Media as a Tool

This week I also used social media networks to try and get some feedback for my upcoming story. My story is about the Coliseum so I decided to pose a question on Facebook and see if anyone responded. I also tweeted about it. I am new to Twitter so I think if I play around a little more with it and figure out what works best it really could be beneficial to me as a journalist. I haven't received any responses that I know of yet, but I think it is due to the fact that I need to use words that stand out more and catch peoples attention.
My tweet: @johnnimacke: why is the #usc coliseum better than other football stadiums?
@johnnimacke: why do you love the #USC Coliseum???

For Facebook I decided to change my status into a question about the Coliseum. I got a couple of responses, but I think if I asked it over and over for a couple of days it would get a higher read and more people would respond. I also employed the notes section on Facebook. I just learned about this tool, so I think if I were to inform others about it, I would get a stronger response in the future.
Facebook Status:

Johnni Macke Why is the Coliseum the best venue in college football?!

Alexa Hess likes this.

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    Leslie Lewis because we play there?

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    Katie Driscoll the rich history of victoryyyy! (good enough, johnni?)

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    Katie Driscoll also, EDC!

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    Mika Lewis cuz it has swag...and walking distance from campus

    about an hour ago ·

Facebook Note:

USC Coliseum

by Johnni Macke on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 1:18pm

 What makes the USC Coliseum better than any other college football venue? Trojans are die hard football fans and the Coliseum is a large part of that. What is your greatest memory at the Coliseum? Why do you keep coming back? What is it about USC Football that makes it stand out? What do you think about the Coliseum? Love it? Hate it? Let me know!!

I am interested in exploring the potential of social networks as a source for journalism in the future!