SXSW 2012 - Anti-Social Networks

Anti-Social Networks
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Dual
Organizer	Dave Sampson – Sampa Corp.
Description	Social networks are great for managing relationships with hundreds of acquaintances, but they're not optimized for communications within your trusted circle of close friends and family. Sure, you can post vacation snapshots of your kids on Facebook, but Great Aunt Gladys isn't going to join just to see them. How can you engage in more personal, private sharing of life's intimate details? This session details new services which let trusted users in and keep everyone else out.
Questions Answered	what social interactions are not served well by current social networks? when you get hitched and have kids, how do your communication needs change? how do people balance a need to share with a need to maintain privacy on the web? why won't your grandma ever, ever join MySpace? is the web really such a scary place to disclose personal info? how many of your friends on Facebook would be welcome to stay in your spare bedroom? how can people be extroverts and introverts at the same time? how do social networks force us to appear smarter, more interesting, or sexier than we are? how is a day at the beach different from a day in your backyard pool? do you mean anti-social or antisocial?
Level	Intermediate
Category	Community / Social Networks

Anti-Social Networks