Vancouver Sun Facebook Interview
Phillip Jeffrey and Olga Skutina @ Vancouver Sun
Last month I was contacted by Chantal Eustace, a writer for the Vancouver Sun as she wanted to interview me about social networking/Facebook within Canada. I was interviewed over the phone and I went down to the Vancouver Sun offices for a follow up photo session with my friend Olga Skutina and to make a video of us demoing something cool on Facebook.
A week ago, the article and related video was released online and in newspaper format. You can view the article entitled “Net Friendships: Part 2″ here and the video entitled “Social Networking with Facebook” is here. (I had lost my voice due to a cold).
[Phillip Jeffrey] likes to know what his friends are up to, browsing photos and checking out new events and parties: “It’s sort of like a social-friendly stalking.”
He’s been a Facebook user since 2005, when he e-mailed the once-college-focused site to ask it to include University of B.C. in its networks.
Jeffrey doesn’t just use Facebook though, he’s also a Twitter.com-user and an Utterz.com-user, along with a list of others.
Jeffrey predicts that in 2008, social networking will cater more to “user-generated” video content.
“Witness any concert or live public event and you will see audience members using cellphones or digital cameras to capture the moment for later sharing,” Jeffrey says.
“I see user-generated content as an example of how young people are increasingly more willing to communicate and develop digital identities for sharing personal aspects of their everyday life using social media.”
Relevance: I enjoyed sharing information about Facebook to readers that may not be full aware of its advantages and benefits.