Social Networking Through Global Issues

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Taking IT Global (TIG) is a social networking site that connects cultures based on global issues that affect us all. The issues that are mainly focused on relate to culture, education, environment, health, human rights, media, peace and conflict, technology, and work and economics. TIG is about to reach a quarter of a million members that are located in 261 countries worldwide. All of the current members are people who want to make a difference in the world. TIG Connects people, specifically the youth, around the world to get involved with improving communities.

Each member can choose the involvement level they wish to participate at. There are opportunities for members to contribute to discussion boards on various topics, they can join different groups relating to their interests, they can sign online petitions for issues they support, they can locate upcoming events worldwide, and they can join ongoing projects.

Organizations can also choose to create a TIG page. This enables companies and organizations to connect with different cultural communities that are socially aware of the issues going on around the world and trying to make a difference. TIG can be advantageous, also: “Inspire the youth about your work and key issues you address, inform a global audience on your latest news and activities, and involve a growing network in making a greater difference together.” Organizations are able to create a profile, post events, promote resources on global issues, find qualified applicants, showcase digital videos and photos, and set up blogs.

Educators are now allowed to join TIG. This allows for classrooms to go global while having interactive learning experiences that “improve students’ global citizenship, critical thinking, and leadership skills.” Through educators getting involved with TakingITGlobal, students are prepared for the world and all of the ongoing issues and controversies that are faced daily.

A new tool that TakingITGlobal has adapted is the integration of Twitter. Twitter accounts are now capable of being associated with project pages where the latest tweets will display on the project homepage.  This hopefully will be the first round of new features that are being built into project pages.

Posted on July 1st, 2009 in Community, Our Culture, Technology.