To “Friend” or not to “Friend”

Social NetworkingTeaching and Learning with Technology

RoundtableFebruary 23, 2010

SN’s and their Goals and TA• Publication tools with blogs (Typepad, Blogger…), wikis (Wikipedia, Wikia, Wetpaint…) and

citizen journalism portals (Digg, Newsvine…) • Sharing tools for videos (YouTube…), pictures (FlickR…), links (del.icio.us, Ma.gnolia…), music

(Last.fm, iLike…), slideshows (Slideshare), products reviews (Crowdstorm, Stylehive…) or products feedbacks (Feedback 2.0, GetSatisfaction…)

• Discussions tools like forums (PHPbb, vBulletin, Phorum…), video forums (Seesmic), instant messaging (Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Meebo…) and VoIP (Skype, Google Talk…)

• Social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Orkut LinkedIn, Boompa Ning) • Micropublication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku, Plurk, Adocu…)• livecast hosting (Justin.tv, BlogTV, Yahoo! Live, UStream…)• Virtual worlds (Second Life, Entropia Universe, There…), • 3D chats (Habbo, IMVU Stardoll, Club Penguin…) • Social gaming platforms (ImInLikeWithYou, Doof Pogo, Cafe, Kongregate…)• MMO (Neopets, Gaia Online, Kart Rider, Drift City, Maple Story) • MMORPG (World of Warcraft, Age of Conan…)

Adapted from FredCavazza.net

Strategize your SN

1. Know your audience– Different Social Networks have different

purposes.– What is your goal for social networking?– What audience do you want to connect with?– Which social networking application meets your

goals?

Public Persona• know what you are

putting out there and who can see it

Privacy Settings

• Use them to your advantage

MSMC on Facebook

The college’s persona

Students

• To Friend or Not?– Depends on your SN goals

Employers Don’t Hire Based on SN

Oregon Business Report, August 24, 2009

Employers Do Hire Based on SN

Oregon Business Report, August 24, 2009