James BonTempo, Jhpiego (January 2009)

The Whys & Hows of (Online) Networking

Network ≠ Community?

The Whys

1,681,868 3,689,2279,560,866

25,675,581

36,276,252 35,543,105

45,980,112

56,923,737

73,782,932

104,944,594

155,202,737

186,727,854

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Number of sites on the WWW(Netcraft Server Survey - December)

Information overload

Connectivism

Life-long learning

Alumni

Faculty

Students

ExternalPeers

Platform for participation

Empower (passionate) individuals

Uncover hidden expertise

Organize & mobilize community

Not “reinvent the wheel”

Ensure sustainability

Identify innovations

The Hows

http://groups.google.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/

http://www.facebook.com/

http://www.linkedin.com/

http://www.twitter.com

http://www.dgroups.org/

http://www.ibpinitiative.org/knowledge_gateway.php

http://www.aidsportal.org/

http://www.ning.com

http://www.radrounds.com/

http://www.learningtown.com/

http://learntrends.ning.com/

http://www.blogger.com

http://www.wordpress.com

http://www.youtube.com

http://www.delicious.com

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