The document discusses the significance of social media in fostering online communities, with statistics indicating a substantial increase in membership and daily engagement. It emphasizes the importance of Web 2.0 technologies and how they impact business practices today. Furthermore, it raises questions about the ways organizations can leverage social media for collaboration and engagement.

1. Social Media October 29, 2008 Anne Adrian For contact information: Google me

2. Twitter: aafromaa del.icio.us: aafromaa AIM: aafromaa Slideshare: aafromaa Flickr: aafromaa YouTube: aafromaa blog.aafromaa.com Or you can find me in these places.

3. Talk to me Why are you here? www.flickr.com/photos/ginable/325235488/

4. Social media is not about the tools & the technology www.flickr.com/photos/nycarthur/2489426482 /

5. Social Media Online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social media

6. Membership in online communities has more than doubled in the last 3 years. www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf

7. 54% log into their community at least once a day. www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf

8. 56% have met online counterparts in person. www.flickr.com/photos/saar_cmd/1467458722/ www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf

9. 71% said their community is very important or extremely important them. www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf www.flickr.com/photos/vj_pdx/387565277/

10. 55% feel as strongly about their online communities as they do about their real-world communities . www.flickr.com/photos/tartanpodcast/1447114301/ www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf

11. www.flickr.com/photos/mtsofan/2422105016/ www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf 75% participate in internet communities related to social causes .

12. 87% participate in internet communities related to social causes that are new to them. www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/168544485 www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/2008-Digital-Future-Report-Final-Release.pdf

13. www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_tool.html

14. Today, if you're not staying current with Web 2.0 technologies' impact on business, then you're just not staying current. Period. Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb

15. Listening www.flickr.com/photos/joyoflife/23724427/

16. Connecting www.flickr.com/photos/rambleon/2637714144/

17. Sharing www.flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/

18. Engaging www.flickr.com/photos/tojosan/181249465/

19. Being real www.flickr.com/photos/aafromaa/846487425/

20. Collaborating www.flickr.com/photos/drewvigal/70341158/

21. Creating & designing www.flickr.com/photos/spiritual_marketplace/2821023601/

22. Characteristics www.flickr.com/photos/aafromaa/3001040900/ Flat Open Share Listen Flexible Engage Authentic Connect Ubiquitous Collaborate Transparency

23. Talk to me How do you use social media? How do you think organizations can use social media? What has changed that makes organizations think about using social media? What value does more information from more people give organizations? www.flickr.com/photos/kibondo/165121605/

24. Other information Alabama Cooperative Extension System aces.edu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Alabama_Cooperative_Extension_System Cooperative Extension extension.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_Extension eXtension social media collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Social_Media_in_Extension Beginner’s guide to social media collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Beginners_Guide_to_Social_Media_in_Extension