The public is invited to participate in the first of a series of technology seminars about social networking for 2010. The seminars, sponsored by Battle Creek Unlimited and Miller College, are designed to explore social networking with the goals of boosting interactivity among all ages in Calhoun County.

The first seminar will take place as a free session on Tuesday, January 12 from Noon to 1:00 p.m. at Miller College in Battle Creek, in Seminar Room A on the third floor.  Refreshments will be provided to participants. Space is limited to 40 participants, and there’s still availability.

The first seminar, “Introduction to Using Online Social Networks,” will demonstrate a variety of ways to effectively use online social networks to connect with friends, communities and business. The seminar will focus primarily on Facebook and Twitter, which have grown to include hundreds of millions of users. Jonathan Shroyer and Michael Pignataro of the Downtown Battle Creek-based web development group ‘corePHP’ will be presenting and answering questions about social networking.