intro to social_networking

Intro to Social Networking"How Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are changing the

world"

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500 MILLION Active Users

Launched February, 2004

40% of Global Users

visited yesterday

Average User• has 130 friends• more than 30 minutes per day • clicks "Like" 9 times per month• writes 25 comments per month• fan of 2 Pages each month

Egypt's social revolution

"enormous impact" Susan Rice, American UN Ambassador

Founded in 2001

WikipediaMore popular with

more educated and younger audience

Free (supported by non-profit)

CollaborativeMultilingual

365 million readers

28% of Global Users

visited yesterday

Purchased by Google in 2006

Launched February, 2005

2nd most visited 

site in US(non-search) 

20 minutes per day

Popular with 18-24 & 65+

27 MILLIONUS Users

190 MILLION Monthly Visitors

Launched July, 2006

Start or Join a Conversation

Why???

HOW???

blogger.comtumblr.comwordpress.com

Blogging

How do you get started?• Start small• Start with a friend• Join the right networks• Build your personal network• Use it to stay up-to-date• Give value

What's the most important thing to

remember?

HAVE FUN!!!

What could go wrong???

Questions? 

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