1. Social Networking, the Web & Us Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. May 4, 2006

2. Hurst Associates, Ltd. The dominant interface of the future is the screen. – Kevin Roberts Worldwide CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi

3. Hurst Associates, Ltd. The cornerstone for this millennium is the end of time and space. – Avram Miller CEO, The Avram Miller Co.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Hurst Associates, Ltd. The Result Global Personal Anonymous Transparent Time independent Ever-changing modes Group KM

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Hurst Associates, Ltd. Jill Hurst-Wahl hurst@HurstAssociates.com AIM: jillNYS www.HurstAssociates.com http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com