“ When we change the way we communicate, we change society” Clay Shirky What’s the Big Idea?

Nicole de Beaufort President Fourth Sector Consulting, Inc. Generation X Early Adopter Mac “and” PC Social Networker Communicator Planner Ideaologist [email_address]

Nicole de Beaufort

President

Fourth Sector Consulting, Inc.

Generation X

Early Adopter

Mac “and” PC

Social Networker

Communicator

Planner

Ideaologist

[email_address]

Source: Obamafoodorama.com

Where conversations take place 1800-2020 *and beyond Source: Baekdal.com

Source: Baekdal.com

April 2009: Facebook hit its 200 millionth user, up 100 million since August 2008. Even before Oprah got a Twitter account, nearly 2 million people were using it.

April 2009: Facebook hit its 200 millionth user, up 100 million since August 2008.

Even before Oprah got a Twitter account, nearly 2 million people were using it.

As of April 2009, Facebook was the world’s 5 th largest “country,” and growing.

As of April 2009, Facebook was the world’s 5 th largest “country,” and growing.

Moldova, 2009: Facebook, Twitter served as organizing tools for flash mobs and planned protests.

Moldova, 2009: Facebook, Twitter served as organizing tools for flash mobs and planned protests.

Obama.collecta.com

Obama.collecta.com

Swine Flu: from “OMG!” to global pandemic on a Sunday afternoon. Viral media to track a virus. Source: spectrumscience.com

Swine Flu: from “OMG!” to global pandemic on a Sunday afternoon. Viral media to track a virus.

Cuteoverload.com

Cuteoverload.com

Source: Forrester Research

Technology is the means to enable relevant social experiences. The Internet is confusing – networks make it easy to connect to things you love. For social media to truly be effective, the technology has to become boring and invisible.

Technology is the means to enable relevant social experiences.

The Internet is confusing – networks make it easy to connect to things you love.

For social media to truly be effective, the technology has to become boring and invisible.

Although, the iPhone changed everything.

Although, the iPhone changed everything.

Meaning

Meaning

Order "What, after all, has maintained the human race on this old globe, despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not faith in new possibilities and courage to advocate them?" - Jane Addams

Order

We are awash in conversations: online and off. People are now “curating” their lives onlin e

We are awash in conversations: online and off.

People are now “curating” their lives onlin e

Social devices providing a platform for communication. It’s about the communication and not the device. Applications, computers, etc. are ephemeral and discarded when no longer useful. We still have a knowledge gap though.

Social devices providing a platform for communication.

It’s about the communication and not the device.

Applications, computers, etc. are ephemeral and discarded when no longer useful.

We still have a knowledge gap though.

As recently as 200 years ago we got our information (news, gossip) from the marketplace. Now it’s a “both/and.” Quality trumps all.

As recently as 200 years ago we got our information (news, gossip) from the marketplace.

Now it’s a “both/and.”

Quality trumps all.

Jump in. Spend time listening. Follow what interests you. Find people you know. Start a conversation. See what happens. Send me your questions! NicoledeB.extendr.com @NicoledeB

Jump in.

Spend time listening.

Follow what interests you.

Find people you know.

Start a conversation.

See what happens.

Send me your questions!

NicoledeB.extendr.com

@NicoledeB