New Media at the U.S. Conference on AIDS
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govCo-authored by Aisha Moore, Communications Director, AIDS.gov The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) visits the AIDS.gov booth at USCA....
View ArticleFacing AIDS at the U.S. Conference on AIDS
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govWorld AIDS Day is right around the corner. Nearly 600 photos have been uploaded to our Facing AIDS page from across the country and we’re...
View ArticleFacing AIDS in Portland, Oregon
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govWorld AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1, and once again we’re encouraging communities to take part in a Facing AIDS. Ernesto Dominguez, Youth...
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By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govAs we anticipate the next big thing in the use of new media and emerging technologies to support HIV/AIDS and other health care efforts, we’ve...
View ArticleNew Media Sessions and Activities at AIDS 2012
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govThe world’s largest and most important HIV-related scientific meeting is less than a week away. AIDS 2012 will bring together over 25,000...
View ArticleHearing the Stories Behind the Signs — at USCA
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.gov Everyone has a story. In the 31 years of the HIV epidemic, we are all in some way affected by HIV – whether we are living with HIV, a friend,...
View ArticleWe’re all Facing AIDS one photo, message, video, blog at a time.
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govWe launched the Facing AIDS photo sharing initiative on World AIDS Day five years ago to give individuals worldwide an opportunity to reflect...
View Article5 Years, 900 Blog Posts, 1 Million Page Views
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govToday marks an important milestone for the AIDS.gov blog. Five years ago today, we launched this blog with the intent of reaching audiences...
View ArticleApps and Social Media to Show You Care
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govSocial media and mobile apps are great tools to help you connect to people. For example, you can connect to your former high school sweetheart...
View ArticleUsing Video to Share your Story: An Interview with KenLikeBarbie
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govWe’ve previously featured Ken Williams’ videos on this blog. As an African American man living with HIV, Ken uses YouTube, Twitter, Facebook,...
View ArticleLessons from the USCA Social Media Lounge
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govThis year at the 2013 U.S. Conference on AIDS, our new media staff is hosting the Social Media Lounge for attendees to gather, share...
View ArticleHow are you #FacingAIDS (video)
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govSix years ago we conceptualized Facing AIDS – a photo sharing initiative for people to share photos and messages on why they are facing AIDS....
View ArticleHelp end HIV stigma by #FacingAIDS
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govAt AIDS.gov we have been excited to see how the use of hashtags has spread over the years into various social media platforms. What started...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from AIDS.gov
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govA study out of Kenya and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that weekly text message to patients with a single word —...
View Article3 Social Media Trends for 2014 and What They Mean for the HIV Community
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govAround this time each year, the media, blogs, and Twitter are full of predictions and trends for the new year. It can be a challenge to keep...
View ArticleNew Media School
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govWe were excited to receive a number of very positive emails from friends and colleagues in response to our first “school” blog post last week....
View Article3 Takeaways from our Black Voices Blog Series
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govFrom the beginning of the AIDS.gov blog, we found that encouraging conversations is the best way to ensure that we are connecting with our...
View ArticleIf You Film It, Will They Watch?
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govIf you’ve been following our blog and social media channels this week, you’ve likely noticed we’re producing videos from the International...
View Article“What’s your story?” Using social media to reach communities of color
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govHealth communicators from around the U.S. met last week to share and learn about evolving outreach strategies to connect with at-risk...
View ArticleCOMING SOON: AIDS.gov Virtual Office Hours! Your social media questions...
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.govAt AIDS.gov, we leverage social media tools to extend the reach of Federal HIV/AIDS policies, programs, and resources. When we are able to...
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