2. Agenda Controversies of Social Media The positive effects of Social Media Future State of Social Media Globally speaking References Thank you!
3. Global Controversies “These changes, again, won’t happen overnight. But the winds of change are already obviously blowing in this direction, and once people get a taste of freedom, they aren’t likely to want to stay under the control of a few.”-Leo Babata (Lifehack.org) “TwitterGate”- Two German politicians sent out tweets — short text messages to other Twitter members — announcing the outcome of the country's presidential election 15 minutes before official results were made public. A group of Muslim clerics from Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization, the NahdatulUlama, is concerned Facebook could be used to flirt, leading to illicit affairs, adultery or worse. (MAY 2009) They later changes their ideas due to the Public Relations disaster this would have caused among their nation and supporters. August 2010 Saudi Arabia raises concerns over BlackBerry devices and the lack of control the government has over monitoring the people in their country.
4. Controversy Cont. Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates- Last week the Emirates threatened to block BlackBerry’s e-mail and instant messaging services in that country unless R.I.M. created back doors to allow officials to eavesdrop on the company’s customers. Saudi Arabia has made a similar threat, and news reports over the weekend suggested that a deal had been made, but it was unclear what any deal might involve. United States had an advantage over their counterparts overseas because many of the most popular e-mail services — Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo — are based here, and so are subject to court orders. On June 13, when protests started to escalate, and the Iranian government moved to suppress dissent both on- and off-line, the Twitterverse exploded with tweets from people who weren't having it, both in English and in Farsi. While the front pages of Iranian newspapers were full of blank space where censors had white-out news stories, Twitter was delivering information from street level, in real time: “@twitter Twitter is currently our ONLY way to communicate overnight news in Iran, PLEASE do not take it down. #Iran election 6:06 p.m. June 15 (mousavi1388)”“ALL internet & mobile networks are cut. We ask everyone in Tehran to go onto their rooftops and shout ALAHO AKBAR in protest #Iran Election 2:44 p.m. June 13 (mousavi1388)” Alaho Akbar translation: Allah is the Greatest
5. Social Media UAE, Saudi Arabia Ban the BlackBerry Pakistan Bans Facebook The Great Firewall of China Laser Pointers Colleges Ban Napster Israel Blocks the iPad Cell Phones in Cuba Music-Free Marathons Google Street View Apple's Sexy Apps Internet as "a crystallization of all human wisdom" but, in typical Beijing speak, reminded the world that "within Chinese territory, the Internet is under the jurisdiction of Chinese sovereignty. The Internet sovereignty of China should be respected and protected.“ Top Ten Forbidden Technologies Quotes from the banned
6. People are talking….. “In all three cases (China, Haiti, and Iran), social media has had an impact, especially as the course of events evolved. Real-time communication platforms like Twitter and Facebook have spread the word about what’s happening within these nations, long before the mainstream media prints the story. These tools have also created a level awareness we’ve never seen before.”
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8. Social Media going forward http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM-kGGURWCE&feat “Next is Now depicts the human connections empowered by rapid changes in communications technology in Canada and around the world.” Next is Now was produced by Rogers with support from 76design (www.76design.com) and ThornleyFallis (www.thornleyfallis.com)
10. Research in Motion (RIM) Research In Motion (RIM) is a leader in the worldwide mobile communications market and the company behind the award-winning BlackBerry® solution. “Innovation knows no boundaries or borders.”
