This is a presentation we give to groups of civil society actors to brief them on the concepts of Web 2.0 before we start hands-on workshops in blogging and Facebook activism. Also available in Arabic.

1. The Social Internet
and how we can use it
to empower ourselves and our communities
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2. e-mail, msn, skype
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3. e-mail, msn, skype
We can send
messages
faster and
farther than
ever before.
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4. IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
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5. the universe of web 2.0
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
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6. the universe of web 2.0
weblogs
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
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7. the universe of web 2.0
weblogs
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
multimedia
storytelling
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8. the universe of web 2.0
weblogs
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
social
networking multimedia
storytelling
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9. the universe of web 2.0
weblogs
project
sites
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
social
networking multimedia
storytelling
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10. the universe of web 2.0
wikis
weblogs
project
sites
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
social
networking multimedia
storytelling
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11. the universe of web 2.0
wikis
weblogs
project
sites
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
the
mobile
web
social
networking multimedia
storytelling
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12. the universe of web 2.0
wikis
mashups &
information
weblogs visualization
project
sites
IDs, comments, tags,
bookmarks,
& feeds
the
mobile
web
social
networking multimedia
storytelling
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13. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
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14. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

15. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

16. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

17. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

18. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

19. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
Friday, April 24, 2009

20. New Internet Tools
! Blogs
! Social Networks
! Photo-sharing
! Video-sharing
! RSS
! Social
Bookmarking
! Personal Portals
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21. With digital tools, we can share all kinds of
content, including photos and videos.
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22. The Social Internet
2007: 1.5 billion
people have access to
on
ti
the Internet.
tra
ne
e
tP
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rn
te
In
l
ba 1996: Just 46 million
lo
G people worldwide have
access to the Internet.
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25. “An estimated 3.5
billion mobile phones
are now in use
around the world—
more people now
have one than don’t.”
Landlines never
achieved this level of
penetration.
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26. More people connected to the Internet means
more people connected to each other.
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27. Friday, April 24, 2009
Take it from us!
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It has the potential
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to change power structures...
. We’ er!
take
it
http://www.bruteprop.com/v1/gallery/pages/dictator.html
http://adbridge.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/digital-a-jumpstart-for-connections-on-the-web/

28. The Internet Advantage
!Producers and
distributors face
lower barriers to
access
!It’s decentralized,
and therefore
harder to regulate
!The Internet allows
for data integration.
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29. digiactive.org
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30. wearemedia.org
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31. Terminology
!Web 2.0
!Social Media
!Participatory
Media
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32. What makes it Web 2.0
! AVATARS are our online
identities and include
usernames, passwords,
and sometimes photos of
ourselves.
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33. What makes it Web 2.0
! TAGS let us label
information so that it’s
easier for us and others to
find. FEEDS bring us
information automatically
when we can’t or don’t
want to visit the web.
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34. What Makes it Web 2.0
What makes It Web 2.0
! COMMENTS allow us
to express ourselves and ! RANKING helps us filter
engage in conversation. relevant content.
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35. What makes it Web 2.0
! The social web helps us
ORGANIZE information
according to our own
needs and interests with
customizable platforms,
searches, and content
blocks.
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36. What makes it Web 2.0
! Web 2.0 tools are
great for helping
us VISUALIZE
information on
maps or timelines.
MASH-UPS refer
to sets of data that
are mashed
together digitally
to reveal truths
that are otherwise
hard to see.
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37. What makes it Web 2.0
! The ability to SHARE with just a click or two is what
makes social media so powerful, because it puts the
means for distribution into our hands.
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38. The Machine Is Us/ing Us
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39. Social Media Exchange, Beirut
www.socialmediaexchange.org
info@smex.org
+961 (0) 3251099
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