SXSW 2012 - Who Needs ANOTHER Social Network?

Who Needs ANOTHER Social Network?
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Panel
Organizer	Chris Bucchere – bdg
Description	With Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Hi5, Bebo, LinkedIn and even Plaxo competing for eyeballs and clicks in the Great Social Networking War of 2009, is there really room for YASN (Yet Another Social Network)? This panel will debate whether less is more in social networking. Or is it?
Questions Answered	Why do we have so many social networks? Would it best for everybody if we all just used Facebook? Is there actually a benefit to having a few (or many) social networks? What is a "vertical" social network and what advantages does it have over Facebook? What is the difference between a vertical social network and a Facebook Group? What is private, white-label social networking? What are some of the advantages of private, white-label social networking over consumer social networking? How can we fix the data portability problem in social networking? How can we address issues of privacy in social networking? How can we manage multiple "personas" (e.g. personal on Facebook vs. work on LinkedIn)?
Level	Advanced
Category	Community / Social Networks

Who Needs ANOTHER Social Network?