TEDx Talks
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Social Media as a Tool for Transparency | Mikel Porter | TEDxMarcusHighSchool
Social Media is a growing form of communication. While its use can be
controversial, harnessing Social Media to promote encouragement and accountability can have profound affects on it's users. In this talk, Mikel Porter shares her personal struggle and daily victories using social media as a springboard for hope.
Mikel Porter is a minister at First Baptist Church, mother of 3 girls and wife of a high school teacher. She is creative and quirky and loves to express herself through writing...
Related topics : social media promotion tools / social media social
How Social Media is Changing What We Share About Our Lives | Robert Guidry | TEDxMaricopa
In my company's quest to develop a better social media analytics technology, we discover some rather interesting changes in social behavior over time. Some are funny, some are absurd, and some are rather profound in their effect on what is known about us as people. We take a quick voyage through examples of each, and look at the effects that these have on individuals and the culture.
Robert Guidry is currently CEO of SC2 Corp, a technology firm specializing in social media analytics systems...
Related topics : social media and technology / social media firm / social media services company
Social Media Obesity and Loneliness | Galya Westler | TEDxStanleyPark
Social media was supposed to connect us all but instead it’s making us lonely, disconnected and depressed. It’s a worldwide epidemic and an unnoticed addiction. But social media can play a major role in relationship building if we use it right. Galya Westler wants to launch a movement for global recovery from social media addiction.
Galya Westler - galya@plazus.com - is a technology visionary and entrepreneur. Her latest startup is Plazus Builder – an online tool for building mini social...
Related topics : social media connection / organizations using social media
Personal Branding in the Age of Social Media: Dave Carroll at TEDxHoboken
Dave Carroll is a singer-songwriter from Halifax Nova Scotia, whose inspiring 'United Breaks Guitars' YouTube Video became one of social media's early viral hits impacting social media itself, as well as customer service and branding circles the world over.
http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/music/ubg/
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live...
Related topics : media social impact / social media branding / social media services
Starting a Movement through Social Media | Evelyn Atieno | TEDxUMD
Ever wonder how #Blacklivesmatter become as big as it is now? It was all through social media. I started my magazine — Affinity Magazine— at 16 due to the lack of authentic teen voices in journalism on topics such as social justice and politics. Since then I have generated over 2 million views, over 400 teen writers, verified status on Twitter and over 39,000 followers. I have been featured on MTV's 2016 list of social media warriors and Business Insider's most impressive high school...
Related topics : social media justice warriors / social media list / business using social media
Generation of Social Media | Lauren Bohmholdt | TEDxYouth@CSD
"Generation of Social Media" describes how the selfie generation needs more access to technology in today's schools. Lauren encourages us to trust students to use technology appropriately and to realize the benefits technology brings today and will bring in the future.
Lauren Bohmholdt is a social Utah middle school student. Selfies, posting, liking, and commenting are part of each day for her. Lauren encourages us to consider the positive implications of teaching students appropriate use of...
Related topics : organizations using social media / social media today / social media conference / social media media
Social Media for Social Good: Gopi Kallayil at TEDxSanLuisObispo
Gopi Kallayil shows how social media is emerging as a platform for building communities of interest for people across language and geographical boundaries, including connecting Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dali Lama across international lines for a birthday celebration. Prior to joining the Google Plus team, Gopi worked on marketing Google's flagship advertising product, AdWords, and led the marketing team for AdSense, Google's publisher-facing product.
In the spirit of ideas worth...
Related topics : emerging social media platforms
Social networking in Afghanistan: Saboor Mobariz at TEDxKabul
Saboor is a technology and social media expert, and is head of operations for Paywast, Afghanistan's largest social network. He is part of the team that spearheaded social media in Afghanistan, and since the beginning in late 2010 has launched a number of initiatives that has helped create awareness and reach out to large amounts of previously disconnected citizens of Afghanistan, using mobile and social media.
Saboor has a background in technology, and obtained a degree in IT systems in India,...
Related topics : social media and technology / social media network / organizations using social media
Is Social Media Good for You? | Cliff Lampe | TEDxUofM
Despite the increase in cyber-bullying, and apparent physical distancing for a virtual closeness, Cliff argues that his research from before social media was a word, has shown that it is good for you.
Cliff Lampe is an associate professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He has been studying online communities and social media since he was a wee nerd. Born in Usenet, weaned on the early Web, and now a Social Media ninja, he’s a researcher of the positive effects of...
Related topics : social media research / online social media / organizations using social media
Rebuilding Self-Esteem After Addiction to Social Media | Sarayu Chityala | TEDxMarkhamPublicLibrary
Have you ever felt sad after checking out your favourite social media site? Sarayu explains why that might happen to us sometimes, and how to overcome false feelings of inadequacy.
Sarayu Chityala is a 15 year old teenager in grade 10 at Bur Oak Secondary School in Markham. She has had many negative experiences dealing with social media and society’s actions. But she overcame these experiences to become the confident and positive young woman that she is today. She now speaks about how...
Related topics : social media experience / social media sites / social media today