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Social Networking Workshop. Townsville, Saturday, 19 March 2011 Presented b y Gerard Byrne Volunteering North Queensland Townsville City Council. Some housekeeping to start with -. Evacuation – main exits in an orderly fashion Mobile Phones – please turn off or silent mode
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Social Networking Workshop Townsville, Saturday, 19 March 2011 Presented by Gerard Byrne Volunteering North Queensland Townsville City Council
Some housekeeping to start with - • Evacuation – main exits in an orderly fashion • Mobile Phones – please turn off or silent mode • Amenities – outside on the right • Break • Finish – before midday
What do you want covered today? • Pair up with the person on your left • Agree on one thing you want to take home from today • We will write it up on the whiteboard • At the end of the session, we will check that it has been covered
What we will do today? • Define Social Networking • Demystify Facebook • Explain Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, Slideshare etc
Disclaimer – Social Networking This workshop provides information only on Social Networking. The organisers do not advocate the use of Social Networking. Social Networking has the potential for compromising a user’s privacy, and risk identity theft. Users should exercise extreme care in using Social Networking.
Disclaimer – Computer Systems Social Networking usually involves loading software on your computer from a third party. The organisers do not endorse any software mentioned in the workshop. Appropriate advice should be sought before making changes to your computer.
Facebook • Established 2002 • 750M users globally • Privacy and identity issues
Facebook Homepage - Profile Status Name and Photo Action Segment
Facebook Homepage – Events and other options Events People you may know Friends on Chat
Any Questions? (Short Break)
Twitter Basics • Launched 2004 • 190 million users, 65 million tweets a day • Linking mobile phones and PCs
Any Questions? (Short Break)
Flickr Basics • Launched 2004 • 5 Billion images • Linking mobile phones and PCs
Google - Where to now? How do I? Facebook Best Practice?
Questions? Thank you for your attendance today Need help? Contact Volunteering North Queensland www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au