MySpace, Ask a Librarian and Libraries Diana Sachs-Silveira Tampa Bay Library Consortium Virtual Reference Manager

Social Networking Create friends and groups based upon common interests Facebook and MySpace most popular but many other sites out there. Integrates Email, Chat, Blogging and sharing data Social networking sites drive traffic to other sites (like your site 

Create friends and groups based upon common interests

Facebook and MySpace most popular but many other sites out there.

Integrates Email, Chat, Blogging and sharing data

Social networking sites drive traffic to other sites (like your site 

“ There is a misconception that social networking is the exclusive domain of teenagers, but this analysis confirms that the appeal of social networking sites is far broader.”

Facebook MySpace 25 million members worldwide Created a niche among the college crowd "People spend an average of 19 minutes a day on Facebook." Facebook was named as the second most "in" thing among undergraduates,… losing only to the iPod . 100 million users worldwide Broadest appeal across age ranges #1 site where people Spent time on the Internet Allows for lots of customization of pages including – background, music, fonts, and page layout

25 million members worldwide

Created a niche among the college crowd

"People spend an average of 19 minutes a day on Facebook."

Facebook was named as the second most "in" thing among undergraduates,… losing only to the iPod .

100 million users worldwide

Broadest appeal across age ranges

#1 site where people Spent time on the Internet

Allows for lots of customization of pages including – background, music, fonts, and page layout

http://www.myspace.com/askalibrarianfl http://www.myspace.com/fkcc1 http://www.myspace.com/undergradlibrary http://www.myspace.com/morrisvillecollegelibrary http://www.myspace.com/utlibraries http://www.myspace.com/ucclibrary http://www.myspace.com/njitlibrary http://www.myspace.com/wayne_college_library http://www.myspace.com/ucfaskalibrarian http://www.myspace.com/fiulibrary http://www.myspace.com/wolfsonlibrary Sample MySpace Pages

http://www.myspace.com/askalibrarianfl

http://www.myspace.com/fkcc1

http://www.myspace.com/undergradlibrary

http://www.myspace.com/morrisvillecollegelibrary

http://www.myspace.com/utlibraries

http://www.myspace.com/ucclibrary

http://www.myspace.com/njitlibrary

http://www.myspace.com/wayne_college_library

http://www.myspace.com/ucfaskalibrarian

http://www.myspace.com/fiulibrary

http://www.myspace.com/wolfsonlibrary

Customize! Change the background, font and feel Add Slideshows, videos Add Quizzes Post Pictures

Change the background, font and feel

Add Slideshows, videos

Add Quizzes

Post Pictures

Promote School Publications From Your Web site “Be Our Friend on MySpace” From the Reference Desk Make sure you have new content Add Comments to your friends pages Add Bulletins to your friends pages

School Publications

From Your Web site “Be Our Friend on MySpace”

From the Reference Desk

Make sure you have new content

Add Comments to your friends pages

Add Bulletins to your friends pages

Remember… Be Bold Be 2.0 Change your page often Make New Friends Promote your MySpace in the library and throughout campus

Be Bold

Be 2.0

Change your page often

Make New Friends

Promote your MySpace in the library and throughout campus