SXSW 2012 - Social Media Women of Color

Social Media Women of Color
Event	Interactive 2010
Format	Panel
Organizer	Shireen Mitchell – Digital Sisters/ Women Wired In/ Social Medi Women of Color
Description	The social media space has been bursting at the seems with women bloggers, twitters, vloggers, and podcasters. However, until recently the question about where are the women of color social media experts went unnoticed until recent online polls sparked a few social media debates. The audience will explore if social networks/social media are really extensions of existing real world networks or does it break the diversity barriers.
Questions Answered	Are Social Networks Expanding or becoming self segregation? Are Your Social Networks offline exactly the same as your networks online? Who should do the reaching out? the women in the space or the people organizing and seen as leaders in the social web? Who are the women of color in the social web? How do we measure social media roi when it doesn't include women & communities of color? What are social media strategies for diverse population? What does crowd sourcing look like when it's mostly women of color? Does mobile really include these communities in the social web? What are the real numbers of women of color online versus those engaged in social networks? Where do you find those Social Media Women of Color "experts"
Level	Intermediate
Category	Community / Online Community, History of Technology, New Technology / Next Generation, Social Issues, Social Networking

Social Media Women of Color