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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION

Social Networks and Web2.0 among the youth in the pics D eogratias harorimana , Senior fellow; usp. download and learn more about me here: http ://works.bepress.com/knowledgeispower/. STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION. WHAT IS SOCIAL NETWORKING & WEB 2 BACKGROUND- REVIEW ON SN

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  1. Social Networks and Web2.0 among the youthin the picsDeogratiasharorimana, Senior fellow; usp.download and learn more about me here:http://works.bepress.com/knowledgeispower/

  2. STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION • WHAT IS SOCIAL NETWORKING & WEB 2 • BACKGROUND- REVIEW ON SN • RESEARCH FINDINGS • LESSIONS TO BE LEARNT &OPPORTUNITIES • CONCLUSION

  3. What is Social Networking • What are they? • Tool for: • Communication • Expressing interests • “Nodes and Ties” • Recent phenomena • Twitter, 2006 • You tube, 2005 • Blogs, 1999 • Facebook, 2004

  4. The time before and after SNS Before • Forums, meetings, news letters, telephones When there was no SNS • Having a hard time starting a conversation • People don’t trust you • Anonymous person and hide ourselves After social network sites are born • Profiles- show your identity • Network building • Self publishing • Self confidence/self discovery/entertainment

  5. BACKGROUND OF 4 SNS • BACKGROUND • 14th Feb 2005 • USA • Google Investor (30%) – 1.65 billion • USERS • 1 billion YouTube videos shown in 1 day Steve Chen Jawed Karim Chad Hurley • MARKET VALUE • USD 1 billion • QUESTION: WHAT IS PICs SHARE IN THIS?

  6. BACKGROUND OF 4 SNS • BACKGROUND • March 2006 • USERS • 300 million , 2011 Biz Stone Evans Williams Jack Dorsey

  7. BACKGROUND OF 4 SNS • BACKGROUND • 17th December 1997 John Barger • USERS • research shows156 million public blogs 16th Feb 2011 • MARKET VALUE • Depends on the blog • Personal • Corporate • Organization • Genre

  8. BACKGROUND OF for SNS • BACKGROUND • Feb 4 , 2004 • Mark Zuckerberg • USERS • 500 million • MARKET VALUE • USD 800 million Population Penetration • Fiji - ranked 127, in terms of FB users 162,880 as of 3 January 2012. • New Caledonia – 145 87,420, Tonga 8,940 , Vanuatu 7,200 • Tuvalu 17420

  9. CONS Cyber Bullying Time Waster Addiction Stalking Inappropriate Grammar Baseline from the literature PROS • Stay in Touch With Friends & Families • Communication in Real Time • Engaging People With Similar Interests • Developing and Maintaining Business Connections • Global Exposure to World Issues • Positive Impact on World

  10. Sample of research • Characteristics of the sample challenges : • SN Users between 16 October 2011- 3January 2012. • Users participate anonymously and if they wish • A simple questionnaire posted to their Facebook email • User location • the users are between 18-35 years old (as per user acc. info) • New Caledonia –145 87,420, (14587) Tonga 8,940 (89) , Vanuatu 7,200 (72) • Tuvalu 17420 (174) Fiji 162,880 (1628) • Challenges of research- • Members are not necessarily living in the country of origin and therefore bias can happen-e.g. diaspora, • Maybe some level of control on basis of (difficult to define) TIE STRENGTHS of members with PICs

  11. RESEARCH FINDINGS

  12. REASONS FOR USAGE by pacific youths

  13. REASONS FOR USAGE BY PACIFIC YOUTHS

  14. Lessons learnt for pacific youths VALUABLE LESSIONS • Political Statements • Learning Tool • Global Exposure • CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES • Awareness on Cyber Bullying / Stalking • Usage of Proper Grammar • Time Waster • Addiction / Romance • Pornography / No Privacy

  15. Possible Lessons • Empowerment • Used for Economic development • Political updates, Government’s views, plans and actions “real time” • Awareness of Social Networking at Government / Parents / Tertiary levels • Educational programmes • Cultural erosion?

  16. CONCLUSION • User base for Social networking is fast growing • Social Networking is a Good Tool for economic development in PICs • Full potential and benefits to be explored and implemented • Awareness is importance

  17. End and acknowledgements • Download the full presentation from here • http://works.bepress.com/knowledgeispower/ • The paper will be following shortly after peer review Acknowledgements • MBA Management Information Systems Summer flexi Class 2011, particularly a group of students who helped in the pilot phase including: Elina Nailatikau , Ravinesh Kumar, Vuniwai Tupou ,Hirdesh N Shukla. • Colleagues who offered helpful critiques on the paper especially the sampling and implementation

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