A presentation made to the Friends for Life focus group by Kerri Sparling of www.sixuntilme.com and Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com.

1. Finding Your Voice Online Kerri Sparling and Amy Tenderich

4. DiabeticConnect

5. A Cause...My Open Letter to Steve Jobs

6. Meet the Charmr

7. www.diabetesmine.com/designcontest

12. Finding Online Communities Social networks (i.e. TuDiabetes, Juvenation, Diabetic Connect) Blogs (SixUntilme.com, DiabetesMine.com) Forums (ChildrenWithDiabetes.com ) Facebook Groups Twitter YouTube Flickr (Diabetes365)

13. Finding YOUR voice online Write your own diabetes blog (i.e. Blogger, Wordpress, your very own shiny URL) Contribute to a network blog (i.e. TuDiabetes, Blogabetes) Become an active commenter on blogs, forums, Facebook groups, etc. It’s all about CONNECTING. Be a LURKER!!! (It’s not as weird as it sounds.)

14. Finding Your Comfort Level Online You don’t have to share your name. You don’t have to share your photo or your kids’ photos. You don’t have to post your home address or phone number. Your level of participation is whatever you CHOOSE it to be. There aren’t any rules about what you have to do.

15. Finding Your Comfort Level Online You ARE encouraged to share your opinions. You ARE expected to be honest. You ARE (hopefully) going to be polite. You ARE free to disagree.

16. Privacy and Respect Once published, forever public.