The panel discussion at SXSWi 2010 focused on how technology affects relationships, with panelists from St. Edward's University, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Southern California discussing how networking online can strain relationships, how social media impacts workplaces and identities, and whether virtual relationships can truly replace in-person connections. The contact information for the four panelists - Corinne Weisgerber, Jenn Deering Davis, Ashley Brown, and Matt Weber - is also provided.

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Matthew Weber
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2. How many relationships
can we maintain successfully

3. Are we networking
ourselves to death?

4. Are we networking
ourselves to death?

5. Are we networking
ourselves to death?

6. Are we networking
ourselves to death?

7. South Korean couple starved
own baby to death while they
were raising a virtual child online
CNN - 03/07/2010

8. How does technology affect
our romantic relationships

9. One out of every 5 new divorce cases directly
cites Facebook (Keenan, 2009)
Most common complaint: “spouses having
inappropriate sexual chats with people
they were not supposed to”

10. How does technology affect
our workplace relationships

11. 54% of US companies prohibit the use of
social networking at work (Half, 2009)

12. 54% of US companies prohibit the use of
social networking at work (Half, 2009)
57% of employees report using
social network sites during work time
for personal reasons (Morse, 2009)

13. 54% of US companies prohibit the use of
social networking at work (Half, 2009)
57% of employees report using
social network sites during work time
for personal reasons (Morse, 2009)
Social networking sites cost employers
an estimated $2.25 billion dollars in
2009 (Morse, 2009)

14. How does technology affect
our personal identities

15. We are we known by the company we keep
If your profile page features pics of physically attractive friends,
you’ll be perceived as more physically attractive
Walther, Van Der Heide, Kim, Westerman & Tong (2008 - Human Communication Research)
Your Facebook friends’ gender & sexual orientation can predict
your own sexual orientation
MIT, “Project Gaydar” (2009)

16. Can we maintain a relationship
solely via technology

17. Redefining the meaning of friendship
Growing up Online - PBS/Frontline Special

18. CONTACT INFO:
Corinne Weisgerber: Jenn Deering Davis:
corinnew@stedwards.edu jdeeringdavis@gmail.com
@corinnew @jdeeringdavis
Ashley Brown: Matt Weber:
brown.ashley@gmail.com matthews@usc.edu
@ashbrown @mediareinvented