This document contains a welcome message and several excerpts from research on social media and web design. It discusses new forms of body language that communicate using biometric data, a podcast about future broadcast technologies, and a survey finding that most Americans do not think about the future.

1. Welcome
Social
Media
and
Web
Design Deanna
Brusca

2. Research from the Web and Quora
Podcast: Beyond Wearables - Get Ready for Broadcast
Hugs and Books that Punch You in the Stomach
http://www.iftf.org/future-now/article-detail/the-new
body-language/
Social
Media
and
Web
Design Deanna
Brusca

3. Social
Media
and
Web
Design Deanna
Brusca
Research from the Web and Quora
“This new body language is about communicating
using parts of our bodies that never had a voice before.
Things like perspiration, heartbeat, brain state, and
stuff like that.”

4. Research from the Web and Quora
Survey Finds Majority of Americans Don’t Think
about the Future
http://www.iftf.org/future-now/article-detail/survey-finds-
majority-of-americans-dont-think-about-the-future/
Social
Media
and
Web
Design Deanna
Brusca

5. Research from the Web and Quora
“Spending a little more time thinking about the future
could have a positive impact on people’s personal lives
and our society.”
Social
Media
and
Web
Design Deanna
Brusca