26 Forum Social Networks: Privacy and Money Storytelling #2: Visions of a Networked Future Thursday 27.10.2011 09:00-10:30 DebateSpace #1 Wednesday 26.10.2011 16:00-17:30 DebateSpace #3 The second of the Quickfire Storytelling sessions brings together some of the world’s leading futurists to share bold ideas and conflicting predictions of how the world might look in 10 years’ time. The adoption of connected technologies is driving change at an unprecedented rate. ICTs will transform the very nature of business, education and the way that global citizens communicate and share information. Short snappy stories will offer insights into the future, from a variety of perspectives in a variety of styles. These science-fiction tales will be based on science-fact; sometimes contentious, sometimes irreverent, but always thought-provoking, will catalyze a dynamic debate. All stories will be presented in the Quickfire Format: 10 slides // 30 seconds per slide // up to 10 words or an image per slide // once they click they can’t stop. This session was co-curated with The Futures Agency. The burgeoning power of social tools and platforms has raised fresh questions over censorship, power, money and privacy. Services like Facebook Places and Foursquare invite users to tell their friends where they are. Once Facebook know where users are, they can offer them nearby deals. If users choose to share their content and location openly in public, do users retain any rights over that content? What does successful legislation look like that protects personal freedom, while allowing freedom of expression and nurturing creativity? How do social network providers get the right balance between user experience and monetisation, especially given the expectations of their investors? The major social networking platforms have no choice but to monetise their services – how are they achieving this? Forum Session Forum Session