Social Networking Tools
Facebook, MySpace, etc
Fiona Winston-Brown
March 2008

What is Social Networking?
…in Plain English…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

Let’s go hunting!
• Find 5 libraries with a social networking
presence
• Usefulness
• Relevance
• Will people want to use it?
• Image
• Security/privacy/ is it safe?

Advantages -vs- Disadvantages
• What does social networking say about
our library?
• Does the choice of social network
matter?
• What does my social network page say
about me?
• Is it just a fad?

Let’s get creative!
• Create a page for yourself on a social
network. Try one you have not used
before.
• Add your group members as friends.
• …or add me fionawb@gmail.com

Feedback
• What did you learn from that exercise?
• What would you do differently?
• Would you recommend this to others?
• Did you have a preference for social
networking tool?

The Verdict?