Coexistence - Technology, Humanity and Great Hope for the Future

Date : 2012. 05. 22~24 / Location : Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel Seoul, Korea
SNS : From Parasocial to Social

2012.05.24

Visionary :
 - Mee-Young Cha [Professor, Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST],
 - Michael MACY [Professor, Department of Sociology, Cornell University],
 - Gil-Young Song [Senior Executive Vice President, Daumsoft]

Symposiarch :
 - Won-Jae Lee [Professor, Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST]

With the rise and spread of social media, the essence of human relationships formed through the media has changed from being "parasocial," or based on one-way communication, to "social," or driven by two-way communication. How will the redefinition of relationships formed through the media change the world? How are values changing as a result of the fact that relationships formed through the media are becoming social? What should we do to make SNS a true vehicle for coexistence? How is this social relationship affecting and changing the societal and political landscapes and what are the elements of successful content when viewed from the perspective of SNS data mining? What are the reasons to worry about SNS? We will examine how society is being reborn and human relationships formed through the media, and how they are being reshaped and rewoven through advancements in technology