Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2011 about Community on Friday 11th March

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• Under 25 and Rebuilding Communities Using Social Media

  by Corvida Raven and Karl Rivera

  “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.”

  -Neil Postman, The Disappearance of Childhood (introduction), 1982

  As we move into an era of digitalization, today's youth are poised to reap the rewards they sow (and tweet), and have been given the opportunity make history along the way. The youth are taking the reins on this technological era to generate more options for our lives than ever before. Youth from all over the globe are using digital platforms and tools to transform communities and building our very own empire.

  Free from financial limitations, cultural pressures, and stigmas, the Internet is serving as one of the biggest platforms to help the youth make impacts in everyday life. We’re creating new jobs, rebuilding communities, expanding networks, developing critical business skills, and learning how to preserve our history. We’re using the internet to “connect the dots” and this panel will take a deeper look at how the youth are making changes.

  • Community
  • Social Media

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Friday 11th March

  In Big Bend, Hyatt Regency Austin