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Friendship is Dead

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Panel
Organizer Russ Unger UserGlue
Description So what is a friend anymore? Is it a checkbox or something to collect? Have social networking tools diluted the meaning of "friend" to be someone to add to your collection? Or do these tools allow you to connect with people you've never met before? How does friendship differ offline and online?
Questions
Answered
  1. What is Friendship?
  2. What is Friendship online?
  3. How are online connections changing the definition of "traditional" friends?
  4. How are online connections improving friendship?
  5. What happens when "online" friends die?
  6. What happens when corporations & brands begin to make "friends" with people?
  7. What happens when online "friends" meet offline? Cool? or Awkward?
  8. How has the barrier to calling someone a "friend" changed?
  9. How has this shifted version of "friend" modified our etiquette? (We now "thank" people in multiple places, even if we did so in person)
  10. How do your online friends offer YOU credibility?
Level Beginner
Category Community / Social Networks