30 Clicks: Information Tools at Your Fingertips

Jody Shulnak

Service-Learning & Volunteer Program Manager

          Twitter Hi5 Friendster MySpace LinkedIn – business-oriented social networking ASmallWorld an exclusive invitation-only network Cyworld – “avatars” South Korean social network service; uses XING social networking for professionals Tagged – based in San Francisco; games & share gifts Orkut – owned/operated by Google Inc.; most popular in India & Brazil

     Social network/utility service – launched in February 2004 Started by Harvard college students More than 500 million users Controversial & blocked in several countries (ie: China, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan…) A January 2009 Facebook as “the most used social network by worldwide monthly active users, followed by MySpace.”

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(Vandersluis, 2004) study ranked

         Profile Events Notes Photos Group Job/School sections (“Info”) Gifts, Pokes Messages Wall Posts           Status updates Videos Comments Facebook Pages “Like” feature Contact information Relationship status Applications News Feed Etc….

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In the macro sense - connection to the rest of the Facebook world; In the micro sense -user-to-user connection with direct communication; & Everything in between! [ie: Facebook’s organization of users by geographical, school, and company networks.] **CAN BE USED TO ENCOURAGE &

SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL ACTION

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     Managing social information (ie: photos & events) Indirect & direct communication Information gathering & character assessment made more efficient Construction of virtual identities and perform them through profiles and Facebook features Consideration of appropriateness when identity performance occurs with an unknown audience

  93 Dollar Club Parfait in Haiti – a blog

      A woman at a Trader Joe’s checkout stand had lost her wallet The woman behind her in line paid her grocery bill: $207 She received a check from first woman for $300 & asked Facebook friends what to do with extra $93 Response = donate to charity!

$112,000 has since been raised for Second Harvest Food Bank The “93 Dollar Club” is born!

93 Dollar Club http://www.facebook.com/93dollarclub

    Volunteered with UN World Food Program in Haiti Youth outreach through music Posted blog on Facebook Coming to Clark College on November 16 th !!

Parfait in Haiti

Clark Service-Learning

Thank You!

Jody Shulnak Service-Learning Program Manager Clark College [email protected]

360.992.2447