In a nutshell, it’s people getting together because they share a common bond in some way, shape or form
Also called the Social Web or Social Internet
Examples of many Web 2.0 tools currently available We are focusing on four tools today: Social Networks, Wikis, Micromedia, and Social Bookmarks
Facebook.com Linkedin.com Myspace.com Popular sites, today I’m going to demonstrate Facebook, the largest and fastest growing social networking site August 2009: “Facebook.com 92 million visitors, up 5 percent from the previous month. ” Linked in is focused on working networks MySpace is loosing popularity
Use different names for work and home (perhaps use your nickname for home use) Combined accounts mix work and after-work – may find new connections with co-workers and friends (use the example of Ryan Schmessing, national 4-h looking for autism researchers) Fan page advantages: no automatic connection to your personal site, multiple admins, updates automatically fed to your “fans” Groups: connected to your personal FB page, can be private. No auto updates, tho
Show my personal site status wall/updates friends list privacy settings CE Tech Services Fan site fans events e-learning professionals Group site (click on groups icon – lower left)
Wordpress.com Blogger.com Twitter.com Show fyi.uwex.edu/edtech blog – point out Facebook privacy tips
Show personal twitter account (firefox) – add a status Show facebook status update Show cets twitter account (chrome) @username can send public replies by including this in your tweet #keyword common keywords for tracking Use #uwexce for work-related tweets RT retweet (copying and pasting another tweet)
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Twitter is its own cottage industry, spawning many products to manage twitter and/or enhance it
USA.gov best practices (includes security advice and records retention suggestions)
This is an account that you all can use to try Twitter out and give some feedback about the presentation, if you care to.