The document discusses the functional building blocks of social media which include identity, conversations, sharing, relationships, reputation, and how these aspects contribute to the networked scholar. It provides references to related resources on each of these blocks and identifies the speaker, Alfred Hermida, as a networked scholar with contact details and a recent publication.

1. The Networked Scholar Alfred Hermida University of British Columbia Worldviews Conference, Toronto, June 16 2011

2. Academic authority http://www.flickr.com/photos/icedsoul/

3. Social media ecology Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media Jan H. Kietzmann, Kristopher Hermkens, Ian P. McCarthy, Bruno S. Silvestre Business Horizons (2011) 54, 241—251

4. Social media ecology Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media Jan H. Kietzmann, Kristopher Hermkens, Ian P. McCarthy, Bruno S. Silvestre Business Horizons (2011) 54, 241—251

5. Identity http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/

6. Identity

7. Conversations http://www.flickr.com/photos/icedsoul/

8. Conversations http://socialmention.com

9. Sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/

10. Sharing

11. Relationships http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjibot/

12. Relationships http://sxoop.com/twitter/

13. Reputation http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrovezini/

14. Reputation http://klout.com/

15. The networked scholar http://www.flickr.com/photos/doyoubleedlikeme/

16. Thank you Twitter: @hermida Blog: Reportr.net Email: alfred.hermida@ ubc.ca Out Now: Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers www.participatoryjournalism.org