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1 Forging One's Future and Identity in the Information Age

2  (n.) Sometimes synonymous to alternative reality; a hypothetical self-contained separate reality coexisting with one’s own en.wikipedia.org

3  A universe where the very laws of nature are different; i.e. one in which there are no relativistic limitations and the speed of light can be exceeded en.wikipedia.org

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5  Over 1 billion PCs in use worldwide by the end of 2008  2 billion PCs in use by 2015  27 years to reach the one billion mark, only 7 to grow from 1 billion to 2 billion  Forrester Research

6  29,700,000 = 29.7% of the entire population have internet connection  28,259,940 Facebook members, #8 in the world

7  The Information Age presents parallel realities all at the same time. “The globe has been contracted into a village by electric technology and the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time.”

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9  The world has shrunk to an infinite number of communities reflecting business, social, and personal interests which receive and send information instantly and inexpensively. Understanding McLuhan in Theological Space

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12  Social media has caused us to shift away from expressing our self-identities and toward constructing facades  Self-awareness and self-expression give way to impression management and self- promotion. The New Atlantis

13 Know thyself  Show thyself

14 Know thyself  Show thyself

15  Define yourself

16 “We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.”

17  Consume content to your heart’s content.  Information has never been as accessible as now.

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23  Produce content – write a song, strum your guitar, take vacation photos, create a new quantum theory, shoot your own cooking show – and SHARE it.

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30  Philippine’s software services export: $725 million

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