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MySpace, Ask a Librarian and Libraries Diana Sachs-Silveira Tampa Bay Library Consortium Virtual Reference Manager
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Social Networking <ul><li>Create friends and groups based upon common interests </li></ul><ul><li>Facebook and MySpace most popular but many other sites out there. </li></ul><ul><li>Integrates Email, Chat, Blogging and sharing data </li></ul><ul><li>Social networking sites drive traffic to other sites (like your site </li></ul>
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“ 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.”
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Facebook MySpace <ul><li>25 million members worldwide </li></ul><ul><li>Created a niche among the college crowd </li></ul><ul><li>"People spend an average of 19 minutes a day on Facebook." </li></ul><ul><li>Facebook was named as the second most "in" thing among undergraduates,… losing only to the iPod . </li></ul><ul><li>100 million users worldwide </li></ul><ul><li>Broadest appeal across age ranges </li></ul><ul><li>#1 site where people Spent time on the Internet </li></ul><ul><li>Allows for lots of customization of pages including – background, music, fonts, and page layout </li></ul>
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Customize! <ul><li>Change the background, font and feel </li></ul><ul><li>Add Slideshows, videos </li></ul><ul><li>Add Quizzes </li></ul><ul><li>Post Pictures </li></ul>
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Promote <ul><li>School Publications </li></ul><ul><li>From Your Web site “Be Our Friend on MySpace” </li></ul><ul><li>From the Reference Desk </li></ul><ul><li>Make sure you have new content </li></ul><ul><li>Add Comments to your friends pages </li></ul><ul><li>Add Bulletins to your friends pages </li></ul>
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Remember… <ul><li>Be Bold </li></ul><ul><li>Be 2.0 </li></ul><ul><li>Change your page often </li></ul><ul><li>Make New Friends </li></ul><ul><li>Promote your MySpace in the library and throughout campus </li></ul>