Advising Web2 Immigrants— What do you think?

One of my Toastmasters friends asked me the other day if I would put together a 45 minute workshop to introduce other web2 immigrants in our local club to Facebook, and Twitter, and blogging. I think her idea is for me to launch the various sites, give them a tour, and let them see what it takes to set up the accounts and pages. She would like to blog, and she would like to check out Facebook, but has already expressed concerns about privacy.

What do you think? Is Facebook the best place to start? That's how I got started. I found it very encouraging to find people I knew who already had a presence in Facebook.

I have a couple of weeks before I'm scheduled to do the workshop. I'd really like some advice. What's do you think is the best approach?

Louie the Wonder Dog

I have always liked the companionship of dogs. They listen to you when no one else will. They always accept you for who you are. My dogs have always been glad to see me when I come home from work. Once I had a dog who actually learned to speak a little English. She could say “Hello” when I came home from work. Sure, it wasn't enunciated clearly, but it was close enough that I understood it. She could also say “water” and “braunschweiger". Braunschweiger Liver Sausage was her favorite treat.

Today, I want to share some photos of my friend Louie the Wonder Dog. I just started a Flickr account as part of my “23 Things” Web 2.0 learning experience, and so I uploaded some recent photos of Louie. Louie is by far the most charming and engaging canine friend I've ever known. I'm sure I'll share more about Louie with you in later posts, but right now, I just want you to take a look at the photos I've posted of him at www.flickr.com/photos/web2momma. Enjoy!