Free your mind (and your content)
social networks
word of mouth
Skype

Facebook
Text messaging
YouTube
instant messaging
LinkedIn
message boards
Twitter
Vimeo

Thank you very much for spending your morning with me. 
Do not hesitate to contact me anytime with your questions, both large and small, at lafferty@jccc.edu or @proflafferty.
Follow me @proflafferty and/or @fortunafaveat and/or @JCCC_IM. Follow @campKJI and @KUJournalism.
Then, strike out on your own and find the sources of information that you trust and follow them.
Go to a computer and sign up for Twitter today!
Platforms

Content management systems:
Wordpress
joomla
Drupal


Find a free (and preferably open-source) platform.
Find a geek (or two or ten) that want to work on the site,
but learn how to manage the site yourself, too.
Commit to the idea that online is more important
than your deadwood editions.
Asst. Professor Patrick T. Lafferty
Questions? Concerns? Debate?
First things first:
You must be online!
Digg
Fark
Delicious
MySpace
What about the privacy concerns with social networks?
Once you are online,
you must socialize!
I love paper, but...
lawrence.com
A cautionary tale -      The Campus Ledger 
Deadwood
Gowalla
FourSquare
Know these skills:
HTML
CSS
PHP/MYSQL
Basic "photoshop" and "layout"
Geeks: Be One!

Quality is important, but so is speed.
Let's 
Get 
Socialized!
Comments sections on individual stories are wonderful, but 
they don't let you "know your audience" the same way 
social networks do.
Keep it raised if you have a solid understanding of Facebook's privacy policies.
Twitter: your new, best friend
Bottom line: think journalism 101. Always think twice
before you publish anything, anywhere.
FourSquare, Gowalla and pleaserobme.com
Why do I need social networks?
This is a very good question: If you are not, you should be very concerned.
(Pause for sound of crickets chirping)
Raise your hand if you have a FaceBook account. 
Your audiences (and potential sources) are on a social network of one form or another.
Xanga
Wordpress
Tumblr
Last.FM
Pandora
Google
Flickr
Innovate!
Now that you're online and social,
it is time to take the reins and...
Diaspora
Kickstarter.com
Knight Foundation
Poynter Institute