Jul 26, 2016

Standards Information Now Available on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

ASTM International has recently established a presence on some popular social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. These social media platforms provide another outlet for users and stakeholders to receive the latest news about ASTM International and standards activities.

The official ASTM International Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ASTMInternational, provides followers with the latest news about standards development within ASTM's more than 140 technical committees as well as information about publications, meetings and more, with direct links to the ASTM website. Currently, more than 1,200 fans keep up with ASTM through Facebook. A Facebook page for ASTM students, www.facebook.com/ASTMStudentMembers, features news about ASTM student memberships, awards, paper competitions and information about standards in the classroom.

More than 450 users currently follow @ASTMIntl (twitter.com/ASTMIntl) on Twitter. ASTM tweets include the latest headline news from ASTM with links to the ASTM website as well as information about upcoming meetings, training sessions, publications and other general ASTM news. As with Facebook, there is also a student presence on Twitter, with the username @ASTMStudentFans (twitter.com/ASTMStudentFans).

The ASTM International channel on YouTube, www.youtube.com/ASTMIntl, features informational videos from ASTM, including membership and student videos as well as specialized committee videos that highlight a particular ASTM technical committee or standards activity. Users can view several videos that cover a variety of standards development subjects and can easily share the videos with colleagues and friends.

ASTM International's presence in social media is another way to reach an even broader audience of stakeholders interested in the standardization process and to share important standards development news with the world.

If you have questions about ASTM's presence in social media, please contact Erin Brennan, ASTM International (phone: 610-832-9602; ebrennan@astm.org).