Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – The Growing Influence of Social Networks

www.weforum.org 27.01.2010 Social networks and blogs are now ahead of personal e-mail in terms of online activities and account for almost 10% of time spent on the Internet. How is the growth in social networks changing society? Discussion Leaders Gina Bianchini, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Ning, USA George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Forrester Research, USA Reid Hoffman, Executive Chairman and Founder, LinkedIn Corporation, USA Mousa Musa, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Iraq Owen Van Natta, Chief Executive Officer, MySpace.com, USA Don Tapscott, Chairman, nGenera, Canada; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Government Evan Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twitter, USA; Technology Pioneer Facilitated by Loïc Le Meur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Seesmic, USA