Social Networking, the Web & Us Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. May 4, 2006
Hurst Associates, Ltd. The dominant interface of the future is the screen. – Kevin Roberts Worldwide CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
Hurst Associates, Ltd. The cornerstone for this millennium is the end of time and space. – Avram Miller CEO, The Avram Miller Co.
Hurst Associates, Ltd. When news happens, it’s common for the first photographs not be sent via news wires, but posted to a Flickr site. – Newsweek, Apr. 3, 2006
Hurst Associates, Ltd. What are SNTs? Using tech/Internet for social ends Benefits: –Non-threatening interaction –Collaboration –Knowledge sharing –Relationship mgmt. (social capital) –The rise of the personal voice –Transparency
Hurst Associates, Ltd. SNT Tools IM Blogs – business & personalpersonal Wikis (e.g.., CIL2006)CIL2006 “Networking” web sites (e.g., Ryze)Ryze Sites for sharing content –Flickr, YouTubeFlickrYouTube Folksonomies –Del.icio.us, TechnoratiDel.icio.usTechnorati
Hurst Associates, Ltd. We can –…tell our stories & connect with our friends –…coordinate our efforts with IM & text messaging, then document them in blogs, etc. –…create our own signposts
Hurst Associates, Ltd. The Result Global Personal Anonymous Transparent Time independent Ever-changing modes Group KM
The unofficial wikiThe official web site The official blog The army of other bloggers The pics in FlickrTechnorati tags Informed, enthused participants A Live Event LegitimacyTrust Information Literacy Accuracy
Interacting w/library Class Assignment Internet research Search engines Wikis Blogs Fee-bases services Communicating w/teachers Communicating w/peers Elimination of time & space Information verification Information literacy
Living Online Too much information Stalkers Criminal investigations News media A new community Help & support Global-base of contacts Public vs. private info SafetyTrust Guardians
Hurst Associates, Ltd. The Future Handheld, multi-functioning devices will further blur time and space Library 2.0 –more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs We will judge ourselves based on how we navigate our networks
Hurst Associates, Ltd. Jill Hurst-Wahl AIM: jillNYS