Ryan Moreau of Kiwi Commons Chosen as Expert Panelist in Toronto for 2011 Social Media Week

Feb. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Toronto, Ontario CANADA – February 7, 2011 – –Ryan Moreau, Internet Safety Expert with Kiwi Commons, has been selected as a featured panelist in Toronto during Social Media Week. The multi-city, global conference connects people, content and conversations around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Moreau will be part of the panel titled “The Social Family: How Social Media is Changing Family.”

The Kiwi Commons Youth Panel will also be joining Moreau and a panel of parents and educators to participate in an Internet safety discussion aligned with Safer Internet Day and Toronto’s Social Media Week. KiwiCommons.com, a website that provides youth Internet safety news and resources, hopes to educate families and teens about how to stay safe while using online and electronic means of communication.

“In this era of email, texting and social networking, the Internet and social media have become the new means of socialization,” said Moreau. “Not only has it become a permanent part of society, social media has started to change the shape of family life.”

The 2010 Toronto conference attracted over 2,000 people in 2010 – including CEOs, entrepreneurs, journalists, bloggers, brand managers, CMOs, social media strategists, artists and activists – to participate in events across a wide range of topics, industries and causes. Social Media Week Toronto 2011 will expand on last year's event with a larger schedule and more participants.

Kiwi Commons will be tweeting and video blogging live from the event with panelist discussions, Q&A sessions and programming. To join in on the discussion, follow @kiwi_commons on Twitter.

The Social Family program and panel discussion, which is sponsored by the Bank of Montreal and Bunch Family, takes place on February 10, 2011 at the Manulife Centre in Toronto from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. For more information, visit www.socialmediaweek.org/Toronto/.

More information about Kiwi Commons can be found at www.KiwiCommons.com.

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About Kiwi Commons:
Kiwi Commons is a web resource that provides late-breaking news, guides, videos and information. Founded in July 2008, KiwiCommons.com is dedicated to giving readers the most relevant and up-to-date resources available on youth Internet safety. Covering topics such as cyberbullying, privacy, social media, predators, exploitation, and gaming addiction, Kiwi Commons provides the necessary resources to take a proactive approach to Internet safety. For more information or to learn about Kiwi’s Expert Panel and other Internet safety initiatives, please visit www.KiwiCommons.com.