Technology and Enablement in the Social Age

Technology and Enablement in the Social AgeAn exploratory discussion with Kemp Edmonds @KempEdmonds @DRNBC

It’s young. It’s growing. • 50% of Americans have an account on • 8% of online Americans use • 4% are using location based services like…Sources:InsideFacebook.com (US) Feb. 2011Pew Internet Research (US) Feb. 2011 Pew Internet Research (US) Nov. 2010

Nearly 100% of online users:

A new accessibility

Access to information

Access to community

Participate or Passive lost potential, lost opportunity.

Scale assistance with... digital assets and DAM.

exercise oneThis exercise is to both expose you to thisconcept of Google Forms and to try togather some of the massive brain trust in thisroom and beyond for the beneﬁt of thosepresent and not present today.

exercise twoStart by thinking of people you’d want to joinour survey people who may also beinterested in the results. Do you have a wayto communications with them? email?twitter? text message? Now pull out anyconnect devices: laptops, smartphone or cellphone.

exercise two• http://j.mp/drnbcstorm• http://j.mp/drnbstorm+

My friend Cathy

Community Member

Friends & Family

Support Network

My friend Cathy

People only know what you tell them

My friend Stef

Sharing as therapy

You’d never know... because it doesn’t matter.

My Story

Self-directed Learning

exercise three: Costs & Challenges• http://j.mp/drnbc-ke• http://j.mp/drnbc-ke+

Ending StigmasThe Digital Social Barrier prevents initial prejudices of common folk.

Hearing Impairment• Challenges removed in a text only environment• Abilities are enhanced through technology and equipment

Visual Impairment• Bigger screens are often better• Accessibility mode on iPhone

Speaking Challenges

Technology creating opportunities Please share yourstories. Feel free toleave out or change names.

Thanks!Kemp Edmonds, HootSuite University Coordinator Twitter: @KempEdmonds & @HootSuite_U learn.hootsuite.com

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Technology and Enablement in the Social Age

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