Presentation to Ex Libris Association on what young people are doing on the Web, and how we older, retired people can do the same

1. Life on the Web: The Web as a Social Place For Ex Libris Association (November 5 2007) Gwen Harris

2. Students Today A Vision of Students Today . Created by Michael Wesch, Digital Ethnography, Kansas State University “ a short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. “ http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =dGCJ46vyR9o

4. Five digital natives

5. My Small Survey 5 2 1 3 4 2 40% Write a Blog 100% Shop 20% Play Online Games 60% Get Music / Podcasts 80% Watch Video 40% Facebook

9. Canadian Usage of Web

13. Facebook Tour

19. Twitter - microblogging

25. Second Life - FLickr

30. Infoisland

31. Virtual Hangouts Barbie Girls, Gaia, Neo-pets Pre-teens Red Light Center “ Adult” Active World, Second Life General – 3D CyWorld, Habbo Hotel Teenagers Club Penquin, Webkinz Children

35. Online Consumption of Video

37. What do people watch?

42. TO Mapster – a mashup

44. At Digg

45. Globe and Mail

46. Toronto Star