What do your "narbs" say about you?

If you're using social media at work or at home, you know privacy can be an issue. But do you know how these sites are using your "narbs" -- the personal details such as residence, age, sex and interests that you reveal? Since Americans are spending nearly a quarter of their online time on sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, knowing how to manage your "narbs" -- those narrative bits you reveal is important. He predicted Facebook's new timeline feature as well. 

Join Wake Forest University's Ananda Mitra, who coined the term "narbs" for a fascinating look at what we're revealing about ourselves at our February professional development meeting. 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wake Forest University
Autumn Room in Reynolda Hall (second floor)

(Parking provided on Davis Field -- more details to come!)

Networking 11:30-noon

Program Noon - 1:00pm

More about our speaker:
Ananda Mitra is the author of a series of books on digital media addressing such topics as digital video, digital crime and digital commerce. He is the communications department chair at Wake Forest University. He is on the editorial board of the journal Critical Studies in Mass Communication and is a member of the international advisory board of the journal New Media and Society. Mitra also studies cultural sutainability -- particularly as it releates to political, economic and lifestyle sharing between India and the U.S.

Cancellation policy:

We know plans change and meetings pop up outside your control. In order to receive a full refund, you must cancel by noon on February 10, 2012 so we may adjust our catering order. Cancellations received after that date will not be refunded.