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Paul McMahon
Paul McMahon

This is a presentation for clients at the salon at the Mandarin in HK. It has a quiz that works with Qwizdom Actionpoint and then allows for a discussion of the need to take hold of your online identity.

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Living Online Quiz presented by: Paul McMahon, Learning Solutions professional blog: http:// xpatasia.edublogs.org presentation resources: https://lsa.wikispaces.com/
Use these to input answers Slide this to turn on You can change answers till pressing “Send” This is the “SEND” button Press it once you are certain of your answer
Which of the following is the most popular social networking site on the internet? MySpace Facebook Google Friendster
 
When was the term social networking first used? 1954 1974 1994 2004
In 1954, J. A. Barnes started using the term systematically to denote patterns of ties that cut across the concepts traditionally used by the public and social scientists: bounded groups (e.g., tribes, families) and social categories (e.g., gender, ethnicity).
Most of the “traffic” on Facebook is: Chatting Playing Games Uploading and sharing photos Uploading and sharing music
* No. 1 photo sharing application on the Web (comScore) * Photo application draws more than twice as much traffic as the next three sites combined (comScore) * More than 14 million photos uploaded daily * More than 6 million active user groups on the site
How much faster are we at recognising images over text? 600 times 6,000 times 60,000 times 600,000 times
60,000 Times! Research from the 3M corporation quoted in Lynell Burmark’s book.
After Google, the Web’s Second Most Popular Search Tool is: Yahoo MSN Search My Space YouTube
 
The first person to become a millionaire (US$) from playing online games did so in: 2004 2006 2009 It has not happened yet
Anshe Chung is an avatar, or onscreen graphic character, created by a Chinese-born language teacher living near Frankfurt, Germany. Valued in Nov 2006 at over US$1,000,000 from Second Life
Who was recently embarrassed to find that his wife had put an enormous amount of information about him online? Barrack Obama Head of the CIA Head of MI6 Osama Bin Ladin Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
 
After deleting photos that have been posted online, people can still access these photos for 4 days 1 month 2 years forever
 
Which of the following regularly “Google” names? Employers Parents of dates Business Partners All of the above
 
Teenagers Online Time Most adults think UK youngsters spend somewhere in the region of 18.8 hours per month online, the reality is: 28.8 hours 34.3 hours 43.5 hours 60.0 hours
 
A sea change in use of digital technology
Original Hardware promoted “geek” users
 
Appealing hardware means different users
Almost anyone accessing anything, anytime
Leading to a social web
Source: Nielsen Online, Global Index, December 2007 – December 2008
No one wants yet another of these!
So a lot of us give little thought to online identity much to our chagrin
Others work hard to build an online profile in text and graphics
Young people know the power of the avatar
Your online presence does not need to look, perform or behave like you!
An avatar that is older, fatter or less stylish than its owner is not common 
An online presence is effectively a continuous construction site
Tell the person next to you about something that you wouldn’t want put online David after the Dentist A remix David after the Dentist A remix
So what’s the message?
Your Online Identity is Very Visible and Increasingly Important
Take a little time to nurture your online identity
Photos (Used Under Creative Commons Licensing) Web2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/vanzhou/191558322/ Silly http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilblackcat/82384262/ Search Engine http://www.flickr.com/photos/danardvincente/2512148775/ Online http://www.flickr.com/photos/bangunrumahpersada/3278662620/ Magnify http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfrighini/3240329545/ Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/ Construction http://www.flickr.com/photos/gullevek/155604654/ Not Feeling Well? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bebo73/1362054849/ SNS Graphs Shannon Paul http:// veryofficialblog.com / Adobe Secondlife Launch http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425151@N02/3362616241/ Early Portable Computers http://www.flickr.com/photos/csixty4/2522167031/ iPhone …… Eye Phone? http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnofdublin/2339100618/ Shipwreck http://www.flickr.com/photos/33896652@N00/2219999653/ Geek http://www.flickr.com/photos/versesane/74316747/ Couples in Second Life http://www.flickr.com/photos/raftwetjewell/3254358822/ Message in a bottle http://www.flickr.com/photos/14684343@N00/179589806/ Identity http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiiit/3488566883/

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Online Identity

  • 1. Living Online Quiz presented by: Paul McMahon, Learning Solutions professional blog: http:// xpatasia.edublogs.org presentation resources: https://lsa.wikispaces.com/
  • 2. Use these to input answers Slide this to turn on You can change answers till pressing “Send” This is the “SEND” button Press it once you are certain of your answer
  • 3. Which of the following is the most popular social networking site on the internet? MySpace Facebook Google Friendster
  • 4.  
  • 5. When was the term social networking first used? 1954 1974 1994 2004
  • 6. In 1954, J. A. Barnes started using the term systematically to denote patterns of ties that cut across the concepts traditionally used by the public and social scientists: bounded groups (e.g., tribes, families) and social categories (e.g., gender, ethnicity).
  • 7. Most of the “traffic” on Facebook is: Chatting Playing Games Uploading and sharing photos Uploading and sharing music
  • 8. * No. 1 photo sharing application on the Web (comScore) * Photo application draws more than twice as much traffic as the next three sites combined (comScore) * More than 14 million photos uploaded daily * More than 6 million active user groups on the site
  • 9. How much faster are we at recognising images over text? 600 times 6,000 times 60,000 times 600,000 times
  • 10. 60,000 Times! Research from the 3M corporation quoted in Lynell Burmark’s book.
  • 11. After Google, the Web’s Second Most Popular Search Tool is: Yahoo MSN Search My Space YouTube
  • 12.  
  • 13. The first person to become a millionaire (US$) from playing online games did so in: 2004 2006 2009 It has not happened yet
  • 14. Anshe Chung is an avatar, or onscreen graphic character, created by a Chinese-born language teacher living near Frankfurt, Germany. Valued in Nov 2006 at over US$1,000,000 from Second Life
  • 15. Who was recently embarrassed to find that his wife had put an enormous amount of information about him online? Barrack Obama Head of the CIA Head of MI6 Osama Bin Ladin Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
  • 16.  
  • 17. After deleting photos that have been posted online, people can still access these photos for 4 days 1 month 2 years forever
  • 18.  
  • 19. Which of the following regularly “Google” names? Employers Parents of dates Business Partners All of the above
  • 20.  
  • 21. Teenagers Online Time Most adults think UK youngsters spend somewhere in the region of 18.8 hours per month online, the reality is: 28.8 hours 34.3 hours 43.5 hours 60.0 hours
  • 22.  
  • 23. A sea change in use of digital technology
  • 24. Original Hardware promoted “geek” users
  • 25.  
  • 26. Appealing hardware means different users
  • 27. Almost anyone accessing anything, anytime
  • 28. Leading to a social web
  • 29. Source: Nielsen Online, Global Index, December 2007 – December 2008
  • 30. No one wants yet another of these!
  • 31. So a lot of us give little thought to online identity much to our chagrin
  • 32. Others work hard to build an online profile in text and graphics
  • 33. Young people know the power of the avatar
  • 34. Your online presence does not need to look, perform or behave like you!
  • 35. An avatar that is older, fatter or less stylish than its owner is not common 
  • 36. An online presence is effectively a continuous construction site
  • 37. Tell the person next to you about something that you wouldn’t want put online David after the Dentist A remix David after the Dentist A remix
  • 38. So what’s the message?
  • 39. Your Online Identity is Very Visible and Increasingly Important
  • 40. Take a little time to nurture your online identity
  • 41. Photos (Used Under Creative Commons Licensing) Web2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/vanzhou/191558322/ Silly http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilblackcat/82384262/ Search Engine http://www.flickr.com/photos/danardvincente/2512148775/ Online http://www.flickr.com/photos/bangunrumahpersada/3278662620/ Magnify http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfrighini/3240329545/ Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/ Construction http://www.flickr.com/photos/gullevek/155604654/ Not Feeling Well? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bebo73/1362054849/ SNS Graphs Shannon Paul http:// veryofficialblog.com / Adobe Secondlife Launch http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425151@N02/3362616241/ Early Portable Computers http://www.flickr.com/photos/csixty4/2522167031/ iPhone …… Eye Phone? http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnofdublin/2339100618/ Shipwreck http://www.flickr.com/photos/33896652@N00/2219999653/ Geek http://www.flickr.com/photos/versesane/74316747/ Couples in Second Life http://www.flickr.com/photos/raftwetjewell/3254358822/ Message in a bottle http://www.flickr.com/photos/14684343@N00/179589806/ Identity http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiiit/3488566883/

Editor's Notes

  1. How do the net-savvy youth of today build a profile? Have you considered that your children’s online profile may be more important to them than how they look and behave F2F?