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Social Networking The Ning way

Social Networking The Ning.com way. World Population 6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.) * According to 2005 estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 278,000,000 people worldwide have moderate to profound hearing loss in both ears. **

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Social Networking The Ning way

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  1. Social Networking The Ning.com way

  2. World Population 6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.) * • According to 2005 estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 278,000,000 people worldwide have moderate to profound hearing loss in both ears. ** • Based on these statistics, 4% of the world population has moderate to severe hearing loss. *https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/xx.html **http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs300/en/index.html

  3. What is a social network? • Social networks are often carved from culture. • Cultures can be defined by age, language, social custom • Deafness is accepted as a culture as it has a unique language, sign language.* * Parasnis L (1997) Cultural identity and diversity in deaf education.American Annals of the Deaf. 142 ( 2): 72

  4. Conversely….. • “As of April [2006], the 10 biggest social-networking sites, including MySpace, reached a combined unique audience of 68.8 million users, drawing in 45% of active Web users, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. * • In June 2006 TagDeaf was established as the first and only social network established by and for the deaf community.** There are currently 8407 members. *http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060911_414136.htm?chan=technology_ceo+guide+to+technology_socialnetworking **http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb394118.htm

  5. Why such Disproportion? • Is the Web not egalitarian? • What drives the Web?

  6. Social Networks, who needs them? • Social networking began as a way for young people to stay in contact with each other, but it has spread. • Social Networking became a way for people to connect with those with whom they identify, to develop a sense of cohesion. • Social Networking has since spread to corporate America. A recent article in Business Week: Social Networks: Execs Use Them Too - Networking technology gives companies a new set of tools for recruiting and customer service—but privacy questions remain * *http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060911_414136.htm?chan=technology_ceo+guide+to+technology_socialnetworking

  7. Social Software meets big business • LinkedIn“As of May 2007, it had more than 11 million registered users, spanning 150 industries and more than 400 economic regions (as classified by the service).” LinkedIn's CEO is Dan Nye, while former CEO Reid Hoffman, previously an Executive Vice President of PayPal, remains as President of Product and Chairman of the Board* • IBM's Lotus Connections • Microsoft * Wikipedia

  8. What happened to the Social in Social Networks? Ning to the rescue Or more specifically, Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini Ning.com, was launched at the Web 2.0 Summit in 2006. It lets people build Web sites for online socializing. No coding skill required* *http://news.com.com/Ning+brings+social+networking+to+the+masses/2100-1025_3-6133864.html

  9. Ning.com’s Social Networking • As of July 12, 2007, there have been 3736 social networks created through Ning.com’s Social Networking, 17 of which designed for a deaf audience. • Social Networks set up through Ning.com’s service are done by individuals • Such networking does not require skill in HTML coding. Ning.com is a turnkey style operation.

  10. So, I ask again, what is social networking? • Is it a way of bringing people of similar cultures together? • Is it a way of bringing a diverse population together? • Is it a way of promoting big business?

  11. With Ning.com, Social networking is …… whatever you want it to be.

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