Social Networking

Social networking has taken the world by storm.  It is not a brand new concept, but it has exploded over the past few years.  It is a way for people all over the world to connect.  It also can be used as a marketing tool for places like libraries!  Social networking can also provide us with another way to get to know our patrons.

The most popular social networking sites are MySpace and Facebook.  Here is a little more information on social networking, myspace and facebook:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Social_Networking_Software

http://socialnetlibraries.wordpress.com/

Here are tutorials for setting up a MySpace and Facebook account.  Try setting one up (you can also delete your account if you do not want to keep it outside of this tutorial session).

MySpace Video tutorial:

Facebook tutorial:  http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-tutorials/facebook-profile-tutorial/

You know what to do!  Play!  And let us know what you think by writing another blog post!