SAOUG Valentine's Workshop: Social Networking

SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE USER GROUP (SAOUG)

Valentine's Workshop 12 February 2010

Adler Museum, Wits Medical School

Talk by Hennie Rautenbach, SabinetOnline

"Social Networking - Tips & Tricks"

The SAOUG members, who attended the Annual Valentine’s Breakfast, received a splendid treat on Friday 12 February 2010. Not only did the caterers arrange a delectable table of filled croissants, pasties and the ever popular fruit kebab, but the venue was most fascinating peering into the history of medicine and apothecary. Though a venue change took place, the Adler Museum proved to be an advisory to the first chosen Origins Centre. Members needn’t worry. A suitable SAOUG meeting is promised to be hosted there in future.

The best treat of the day of course was the speaker, Hennie Rautenbach, whom many in the library & information community know as “Sabinet’s IT guy”. Hennie gave his view on the social networking phenomena – he captivated and entertained the audience with quirky humor whilst answering several interesting questions such as where did social networks start, what is required to use social networking technology, and what if I don’t have a PC? Those with a Facebook presence, but not in the junkie category, received a few tips on how to rid your in-box of unwanted hatchling eggs, flowers or quiz invitations. Explaining that he is no expert, and only “playing around” as a hobby he made double sure of conveying the latest juicy developments such as Google Buzz, Picasa, Google Goggles, Panoramia.

No IT presentation is complete without some gadgets. Yes, photo frames can search images on the web! (The writer doesn’t even own one). There is even a solution for social networking junkies with profiles on every site imaginable, but do you really want all your personal secrets collated for the next company to whom your CV is sent?

If the first 2010 SAOUG event is anything to go by, the SA Online Information meeting should not be missed in August 2010. Visit the updated SAOUG website to learn more about the upcoming Conference and the call for papers.

More pictures from the workshop are available on PICASA

We also gratefully thank SA Online Information Services wanting to be our love bug…..

Contribution: Rejaene van Dyk (SAOUG Committee member)

Blog Post: Pavlinka Kovatcheva (SAOUG Committee member)