Event: U of M Professor discusses the social web

For us locals, the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association is sponsoring a chat about the ever-changing nature of the internet, social media and all of the buzzwords we love to ponder and eschew. 7 p.m., Thursday over on the St. Paul campus.

"No longer is the Internet merely for sharing facts and figures; increasingly it’s for creating connections with people. The hundreds of social networks springing up all over the Internet are changing how people keep friends, find jobs, enjoy hobbies and even choose life partners. What is the social web? How did it happen? And why is it so important?"