WDIM 220

Introductions

Discuss syllabus, expectations, assignments.
Getting started with social media.
Introduction to Online Media
what is encouraging growth of social media?
Brief overview of challenges: security, privacy, identity, ethics [opened]

• How it all started: evolution of web technologies – Web 3.0. Social software and collaborative software – from IMs to flashmobbing to metaverses.
• Managing your digital identity[ies]
• Watch digital identities videos

In class assignment: create a map of Web 2.0 tools that you use – Digital identities assignment

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Questions to keep in mind as we explore digital identities throughout the course:

Social media policy:

1. What is being said?
2. Who is saying it? [employee or customer]
3. What is the appropriate response?
4. What is MY strategy?

Strategy components:

1. Social media guidelines policy
2. Why use social media? [objectives]
3. What tools will I use to achieve goals?

Videos On digital identities

• Video: " target="_blank" title="(external link)">Facebook --Think about it
• Video: " target="_blank" title="(external link)">Think Before You Post
• Video: " target="_blank" title="(external link)">Social Networking Wars

Assignments Due next week:

- create accounts on the following: Google, Twitter , Second Life, Yahoo, and Ning.

- create accounts on the following: Google, Twitter , Second Life, Linkedin, delicious and Yahoo.

- Find two virtual communities -- message boards, Google or Yahoo groups, chat rooms, virtual worlds -- that you can legitimately benefit from joining and could contribute to. If you are a river rafting enthusiast, Star Trek or Jane Austen fan, wine lover, student of modern art, find groups that match your interests. You can look here for virtual community resources. When you find two communities, add links to them with a one to three sentence description here: virtual communities to join