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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Libraries and Librarians: Nexus of Trends in Librarianship and Social Media

Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari
My presentation at the Symposium organised by the Nigerian Library Association, Ekiti State Chapter
to celebrate the 2018 Libraries Week. The event held at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.

Access full slides here

Thursday, November 8, 2018

YOUTH FOR GLORY- MAKING THE MOST OF THE NEW WORLD- INTERNET


A talk during the Youth Programme of St Mathias Anglican Church, Aule, Akure on Friday 7th September, 2018

Basis: Understanding who you are
  • Citizenship: Phil 3:20, Heb 11: 9-10
  • Birth: 1Pet 1:23
  • Culture: Phil 4:8
  • Placement: 2 Cor 5:20

The new world called the Internet
What is it? The Internet is a globally connected network system that uses TCP/IP to transmit data via various types of media.
Internet ➥ Web ➥ Social media et al

Top Ranking Internet Businesses
Rank by Revenue
Company
Industry
Revenue ($B)
FY
Employees
Market Cap ($B)
Headquarters
Founded
1
United States
E-Commerce, Cloud
$177.86
2017
566,000
$918.0
Seattle, WA, USA
1994
2
United States
Search, Cloud,
Advertising
$110.8
2017
80,110
$837.09
2015
3
China
E-commerce
$55.7
2017
137,975
$45.68
Beijing, China
1998
4
United States
Social
$40.65
2017
25,105
$528.22
Menlo Park, CA, USA
2004
5
China
E-commerce
$39.90
2018
66,421
$465.91
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
1999
6
China
Social, Gaming, Investment
$36.39
2017
44,796
$434.66
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
1998
7
United States
Travel
$12.681
2017
22,900
$92.94
Norwalk, CT, USA
1996
8
China
Search
$10.16[16]
2016
45,887
$88.11
Beijing, China
2000
9
United States
E-commerce
$9.567
2017
12,600
$43.73
San Jose, CA, USA
1995
10
United States
Entertainment
$11.7
2017
5,400
$146.43
Los Gatos, CA, USA
1997
Source: Wikipedia

Positives and Perils of the Internet

Positives of the Internet/Social media
Perils of the Internet/Social media
Connectivity
Cyberbullying
Education
Hacking
Education
Fraud and scam
Information and update
Reputation
Promotion
Cheating and relationship concerns
Worthy causes
Health concerns
Awareness
Death
Fighting of crime
Glamorization of illicit acts
Improved business reputation
Security issues



What should you do?
  • Develop skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Technical skills, e.g. coding, graphics and multimedia, 3-D design
  • Imaginative skill
  • Problem-solving skill
  • Be a value creator
  • Connect people
  • Enhance ease

Online Businesses You can do
  • Marketing
  • Information products creation, ebooks, audio, video
  • Weblogging
  • Vlogging
  • Social media Assistant
  • Apps creation
  • Innovative services that solves problems

The list is endless.

Thank you and see you at the Top!