Facing Facebook:
Educating the Internet Community
Social Networking & Web 2.0
Social Networking
“ … focuses on the building … of online …
communities of people who share interests and
activities, or who are interested in exploring the
interests and activities of others, and which
necessitates the use of software. Most social
network services are primarily web based and
provide a collection of various ways for users to
interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video,
voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion
groups, and so on.”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_sites)
Social Networking & Web 2.0
Web 2.0
“The phrase Web 2.0 refers to a perceived
second generation of web-based communities
and hosted services — such as social-
networking sites, wikis and folksonomies —
which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing
between users. The term became popular
following the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0
conference in 2004, and has since become
widely adopted.”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2)
Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
http://www.youtube.com
Social Networking
Not just for your
average Joe
http://www.mysp
ace.com/baracko
bama
Famous Peeps
Keeping Up
http://radar.oreilly.com/
http://www.newmediamusings.com/social_media/in
dex.html
http://www.socialnetworking-weblog.com/
http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/section/social-
networking/
http://blogs.profitimo.com/2007/04/03/web20-all-
about-social-networking/
The Appeal
Its an easy way to keep in touch with students not
only from UNCW but other colleges as well
Everyone uses it and most everyone gets on
everyday so its a quick way to see what people are
doing
Basically its just one big gossip page- i mean you
can see everything about someone- from what
music they like, who they hang out with, who their
dating, everything
The Appeal
I think the biggest reason that I use facebook is to
look up and keep in touch with people that I don't
talk to on a regular basis, its an easy and informal
way to communicate. I also like to use it because I
like to find people that I haven't seen since I was a
little kid or family members I have lost touch with it.
It is really cool to find people you haven't talked to
in 10 years and see what they are up. And lastly, I
like it because I like to see what people are up to
and what they are doing with things such as
pictures, etc. Basically you can find out pretty much
anything about people with their facebook, which
unfortuantely is a downfall at the same time.
The Appeal
The main reason I use Facebook/Myspace is to
keep in touch with my friends from different cities.
After high school everyone went different ways and
through the websites you can still keep in touch with
your friends. Also, I like that you can see about
events happening on and off campus. Lastly, you
can keep your friends up to date on what you doing
and see what your friends are doing. Not to mention
it really is addicting, once you open an account its
hard to get away from it.
The Appeal
Students love Facebook because:
- It's an easy way to contact with friends and
family.
- We like to see what's going on in people's lifes
and be nosy.
- Myspace/Facebook is a good way to keep
track of people and what they're doing.
- We love the attention that we get from the
comments and messages that are left on our
page.
The Appeal
I love Facebook because.....
1. it's a social network of friends from your same
college, other colleges, high schools, and basically
anyone now. It's a way to keep in touch with people.
2. there are a lot of applications on Facebook now
including pictures, free gifts, graffiti, music, etc.
which makes it even more fun than it already was.
3. It occupies my time when I am bored.
The Appeal
I am addicted to facebook. This is why:
1-you can keep in touch with friends you have met throughout
your life (high school, trips, other colleges, etc)
2- There are fun things on facebook such as horoscopes, gifts
you can give to your friends if they have a bad day, pictures
you can tag, and graffiti you can draw :)
3- You can stalk people you don't like or don't keep in touch
with so you can see what they are doing now a days.
4- It's fun to do when your bored.
Facebook Facts
“Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social
utility that helps people communicate more efficiently
with their friends, family and coworkers. The company
develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of
information through the social graph, the digital
mapping of people's real-world social connections.
Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with
the people they know in a trusted environment.
Facebook is a part of millions of people’s lives and
half of the users return daily. Facebook is a privately-
held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto,
Calif.” (http://www.facebook.com/press.php)
Facebook Facts
Not just for College students anymore
Anyone with a valid e-mail address can join
(will be in a “network”)
40 million active users (users who have
returned to the site in the last 30 days)
Company has 300+ employees
Facebook Facts
More than 200,000 new registrations per
day since January 2007
Over 47,000 regional, work-related,
collegiate, and high school networks
More than half of Facebook users are
outside of college
The fastest growing demographic is those
25 years old and older
Facebook Facts
Sixth-most trafficked site in the United States
(comScore)
More than 47 billion page views per month in May
2007
More than half of active users return daily
People spend an average of 20 minutes on the site
daily (comScore)
http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics
Let’s Look … Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/
What Can YOU Do?
Use it as a communication tool
Students and faculty can post messages to each other
Students and faculty can update status
Students and faculty can update each other on projects using the "wall“
Use as an image sharing repository
Several add-on applications make it possible to use a Flickr account to
show and share pictures
Facebook has its own small photo uploading and sharing application
which can be made public or private
As a community-building activity
Faculty with Facebook profiles can let students know a bit more about
themselves, their research and/or their personal interests
Faculty can learn more about students via their profiles, including more
about their extended interests
http://cit.duke.edu/tools/web20/facebook.html
Education Apps in Facebook
Keep in Mind
Students don’t necessarily want “us” using
“their” tools
If you are there, they will find you
and your personal info
If you do not plan on checking these tools
every day to communicate, stick with e-mail
New Face Of Communication
