Is Your Face In The Book?

the Internet just another public place "Oh, so they have internet on computers now!" - Homer

Who am I?

Introduction

Web Developer

Youth Worker

Internet Safety Speaker

Website operator

Dad 

Daddy, you’re crazy! - Joshua

Who are you?

You…

were born between 1982 and 2001

have many relationships that are technology based

can not live without technology

live in a world dominated by technology

use the Internet more for play than work

are part of The Millennial Generation

As a generation they are adaptive and balanced…

Who are we? Is there a generation gap?

You…

were born between 1982 and 2001

have many relationships that are technology based

can not live without technology

live in a world dominated by technology

use the Internet more for play than work

are part of The Millennial Generation

I…

was born between 1960 and 1981

have few relationships but they are deep

am interested in technology

saw an explosion of technology in your lifetime

use the Internet more for work than play

am part of GenerationX

Internet 101

… is the publicly accessible worldwide system of interconnected computer networks.

is made up of thousands of smaller commercial, academic, domestic, and government networks. It carries various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web.

“ During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. ” - Al Gore

Browsing the Web

Web sites deliver information

Web applications allow you to perform functions or tasks

“ Check us out on the inter-web ” - Brent Butt

Web Sites and Applications

Web 2.0? What is Web 2.0 & UGC? U ser G enerated C ontent “ Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities ” - Wikipedia

Web 2.0? How many do you know? Examples of Web 2.0 & UGC Web Sites http://web2logo.com/

You on You Tube Broadcast Yourself

Flickr “ what does that mean - CC license? how did he get that license on his photos.”

Social Networking

What is a Social Network?

Most social network services are primarily web based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and so on. “ I Worship God not facebook." - Colin Owen

Social Networks “ It’s not MySpace - it’s His space”

Web 2.0 and your future

Employers looking at blogs/MySpace accounts

Employees are getting fired over content in blogs/MySpace etc.

"Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard-boiled egg." - Anonymous “ I have often regretted my speech, never my silence." - Xenocrates

Web 2.0 and your future “ I have often regretted my speech, never my silence." - Xenocrates “ It’s no secret that employers are now screening job candidates by Googling them. Which means you might not get a job if you’ve posted something compromising about yourself on MySpace (or anywhere else), and forgotten about it, or if someone else has posted something unpleasant about you.” - John Pospisil

Web 2.0 and your future “ I have often regretted my speech, never my silence." - Xenocrates “ Do you have any skeletons in your closet? Maybe you do, maybe you don't - that's personal - but the government, corporations, employers, parents, strangers or a spouse feel that they have the right to know. They want the dirt.” - Clayton Norlen

Am I picking on Facebook? “ I have often regretted my speech, never my silence." - Xenocrates

Blogs

YouTube

Facebook/MySpace/Xanga

Friendster

Live Journal

comments on blogs

Wiki’s

Online forums…

Applies to anywhere you can post personal information on the Internet that can be tracked to you.

Solutions? "If its called common sense, then why do so few people have it?" - Justin Jones "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” - Jimi Hendrix

Technology Solutions Better Web Browser Firefox [FREE] (www.mozilla.com/firefox) Why Switch: – 10 reasons (www.switch2firefox.com/whyswitch) #2 – Popup blocking #4 – Simple Privacy/Annoyance Eliminator #5 – Better Bookmarks and History #7 – Customizable and Extendable "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant

Technology Solutions

Accountability Software

X3Watch [FREE] or

X3PRO [$14.95US] (www.x3watch.com)

The dirty little secret is not going away. It's a big, hairy monster. -xxxChurch.com

Parental Control Software

K9 Web Protection [FREE]

Content Control (filtering)

Usage Logging

Limited Time Control

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant

Parental Control Software

SafeEyes [$49.95US]

Content Control

Usage Logging

Time Control

Usage Alerts

Program Control

Free 15 Day Trial

Easy to configure with multiple accounts

“ It offers everything you expect from a parental control app.” - PC Magazine

the Internet just another public place Questions & Answers “ You ask for the answers, I’ve only got one – that a man leaves the darkness when he follows the Son.” - Larry Norman "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda