I. Introductions

• Burt and Ryan
• Neenz can't be with us today.
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II. Social Networks

• Why would I want to spend time in a "virtual" community when I can meet "real" people?
• Tools for connecting with "real" people. Friends and colleagues. New people.
• Examples: Friendster, MySpace, Facebook:
• Who here is active on these networks?
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

III. Publishing

• Part of connecting is sharing.
• Blogs: WordPress, Blogger.
• Photos: Flickr. Picasa. Smugmug.
• Twitter: Microblogging.
• Ustream: Live video.
• Qik: Mobile live video.

IV. Consuming

• Too much information.
• "The Live Web."
• Aggregation: Bringing it all together.
• Alltop
• Google Reader
• FriendFeed