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By Nick Hodge | August 6, 2007

The following is a blog-best-effort transcript of danah boyd in Brisbane on the 6th August 2007. This is not a verbatim transcript.

This blog post, and Flickr images by Nick Hodge are licensed under the Creative Commons License:

1. Where are geeks/freaks/queers now?

gay men still on friendster
tribe.net / myspace for “freaks“
geeks whatever is the coolest newest thing. twitter etc.
segmentation: US split based on class lines; danah mentioned media taking the wrong perspective of her recent postings
world where the culture is of celebrity to get out of current “class“
in AU, split more on age

2. where are those who are not online?

93% US teenagers have internet access (of various speeds/feeds/modes)
7% know what it is, but are restricted (eg: evangelicals in US)
the digital divide is method of access (school/library only)
- hyperconnected, basic, (and a few others)
- evidence that with connectivity, digital society has reduced young gay suicide
- (danah noted: doing ethnographic studies, worried about kids with no friends, online or offline)
- hanging around with friends is important; SNS is US/English based vs. mobile culture (nb: mobile phones now advertised with myspace logo in AU on the weekend)

3. Virtual Worlds

immersive virtual worlds such as WoW, gamer sites: another place to hang out with friends (more WoW than SL)
Second Life: educators watching educators watching educators…
SNS when kids use it for fun
“is this technology something general users use?”

4. Libraries in myspace, OK?

most teens know that you exist
when non-profits/politicians/etc are there, but they need to converse, not just be there. need to digitally shake hands
some people in the SNS will use the link as a marker

MSN

online is a place to interact with friends, and avoid schoolwork. this has been common for many generations where homework existed
WoW/MSN is hanging out with their friends
more worrying are those who have no friends
problem deeper than “the technology” if there is no communication and understanding
question on how society acts in the “digital street” to look out for kids who need help.

6/7. SNS, use within schools?

works when teachers respond online, not just “appear”
remember, SNS is for fun/friends. not school work
engage in the conversation, don’t be judgemental.
worst thing is forcing “deception” where kids create shadow indentities — are we forcing kids to do this?

8. Generation “Y” in the workplace

lifestages; online vs offline; and use of SNS changes when life interferes
mobile; out and about greater importance with professionals who are not at their desks
email is NOT social; its work. it’s hell. spam, parents, corporate emails etc
IM is the new email. more important than email. Phone is a jarring interruption

9. Property/ IP holding back?

10. education: in schools, cyberbullying etc == ban on access to SNS

11. future of SNS?

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