Beyond Facebook: The Impact of Social Media Trends

Quest University, 7:00 PM Thursday June 1, 2011. Inside Edge will host a moderated panel discussion on the recent trends in social media technologies. “Beyond Facebook: The Impact of Social Media Trends” will examine the influence of recent communication technologies upon local culture and business.
“Humans are inherently social, and we have historically gravitated towards various forms of social networks for survival, interaction, identity and prosperity. Online social media is a natural evolution with both local and global implications,” explains Squamish resident Christine McLeod, owner of Impact People Practices.
Jason Cyr, founder of the Squamish-based social media company Tiipz.com, observes “Telecommunication technologies, in combination with innovations in online social media, have introduced a universal infrastructure that has overcome geographic and cultural barriers, and have developed new forms of interaction and information sharing.”
These recent innovations of highly accessible, instantaneous, and scalable communication technologies, such as portable devices, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and blogs, have rapidly changed perspectives in the way we do business and interact as a society. It has sparked revolutions, created companies worth billions of dollars, and reunited long lost relatives and friends. For more information, visit www.insideedgebc.org or emailevents@insideedgebc.org.